Fireworks Fire: ABOVE: Williams Acres resident Brian O'Dell uses a hoe to battle flames Monday while a fire truck arrives on the scene of a brush fire that was ignited by fireworks southeast of the intersection of New Mexico Highway 118 and Williams Acres Road. O'Dell said he was home watching television when he heard people yelling "fire" and he ran outside and across the road to help try and control the blaze. LEFT: Gallup Firefighter Johnathan Dayton picks up a burned fireworks casing that is the probable cause of a brush fire Monday near Williams Acres Road and N.M. 118, west of Gallup. Area residents battled the blze with shovels, hoes and buckets until fire fighters arrived to douse the flames that charred approximately two acres but did not damage any buildings. [Photos by Jeff Jones/Independent]

Dayton Stafford finds space to escape the heat after the morning performance of the Wrangler Junior High Finals Rodeo Monday at Red Rock State Park. Temperatures are expected to be in the 90s all week as the event progresses. Stafford was taking part in the team roping compitition during the evening performances Monday. [Photo by Daniel Zollinger/Independent]

Shed fire: Firefighters Elizabeth Kionut, Mike Henry and Lt. Ryan Joe knock down the hot spots on a fire Monday along Dakota Loop in Iyanbito. The blaze began when residents were burning trash in a ditch and sparks caught the nearby brush and spread to a storage shed. [Photo by Jeff Jones/Independent]