"It's shocking how black the park looks from the road."
-- Theodore Roosevelt National Park Superintendent Wendy Ross, on the effects of a large wildfire in the park's North Unit.
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âI could smell the breath of the dragon. Thatâs how close I was.â
-- Wally Owen, whose Medora property was threatened by a wildfire that prompted the evacuation of the town.
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"Life is very fragile. Fires remind us of that truth. This will be one April Fool's Day and Holy Thursday that will stick deeply in all of our souls."
-- Roger Dieterle, a retired pastor who lives south of Medora, as a wildfire threatened the town on April 1.