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Devin Macdonald, a firefighter from Colorado, starts a backfire on fallen needles near a campground about 1,000 feet from the Ventana Inn and Spa. Firefighters said weak winds in the right direction have temporarily slowed part of the fire near Big Sur.

Big Sur Fire - Backfire

( Robert Durell / Los Angeles Times / July 3, 2008 )

Devin Macdonald, a firefighter from Colorado, starts a backfire on fallen needles near a campground about 1,000 feet from the Ventana Inn and Spa. Firefighters said weak winds in the right direction have temporarily slowed part of the fire near Big Sur.

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