Second Place, Aerial Resources. 

The Silver City tanker base at the end of a long day during the Middle Fire on the Gila National Forest, NM. Shown are a Forest Service BE–58 Baron, a P–3 tanker, a DC–4 tanker, and, silhouetted against the sun, a PB4Y–2, tanker 123. Photo: Thomas French, USDA Forest Service, Southwestern Region, Albuquerque, NM, 2002.

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Second Place, Wildland Fire. 

Extreme fire behavior on the Blackhall Fire in Wyoming. Photo: Kari Greer, National Interagency Fire Center, Boise, ID, 2000.

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Second Place, Miscellaneous. 

Eight years after the 1996 Hockderffer Fire on the Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff, AZ, the forest slowly recovers. In the background are the majestic San Francisco Peaks. Photo: Bob Blasi, USDA Forest Service, Coconino National Forest, Flagstaff, AZ, 2004.

Second Place, Prescribed Fire. 

Firefighters finish a prescribed burn after a long day at Custer State Park, Black Hills National Forest, SD. Photo: Randall Benson, South Dakota School of Mines, Rapid City, SD, 2003.

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Second Place, Wildland/Urban Interface. 

Firefighters in the wildland/urban interface pause to watch a retardant drop on the Burn Canyon Fire in Colorado. Photo: Kari Greer, National Interagency Fire Center, Boise, ID, 2002.

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Second Place, Ground Resources. 

Firefighters watch smoldering trees 23 miles (37 km) south of Jackson, WY, on the Bridger–Teton National Forest. Photo: Jed Conklin, The Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA, 2003.

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