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<p>A volunteer firefighter sprays down a hotspot after a small wildfire Tuesday, June 19, 2012, near Mountain Home, Idaho. The blaze, ignited Monday night and fanned by strong winds, destroyed six homes on the city's south edge. (AP Photo/Todd Dvorak)</p>

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Firefighters gain ground but struggle in Idaho
July 10, 2012 10:44 a.m.

Firefighters gain ground but struggle in Idaho

BOISE (AP) — Firefighters gained ground on a number of wildfires across the West but struggled in southern Idaho, where winds fanned a fast-moving blaze across nearly 300 square miles of sagebrush and dry grass, authorities said Monday.