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Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., left, talks to Navajo County Supervisor David Tenney at a Senate committee hearing on wildfire preparedness. Both men testified that firefighting efforts should be focused on forest thinning rather than just suppression after the fire breaks out. Photo/Paulina Pineda

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WASHINGTON - Navajo County Supervisor David Tenney told a Senate panel Tuesday that forest thinning is a "smart and responsible" way to curb wildfires and that fighting fires after they've started cannot be the only strategy.

By Paulina Pineda July 22, 2014