Colorado wildfires

From left, Black Forest resident Kristin Brown, whose family lost their home in the wildfire, is joined by Ashley Clipp, Kaitlyn Barlow and Ashley's son Jackson, 2, as they support first responders outside of a fire camp in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Father's Day, Sunday, June 16, 2013. Five days after a massive wildfire began to cut a lethal path through Colorado Springs, killing two people and destroying 473 homes, some residents were returning home over the weekend to face the devastation.

An aerial view of burned out vehicles in the aftermath of the Black Forest Fire near Colorado Springs, Colo., on June 13. Thousands of Colorado Springs residents remained poised for mandatory evacuation orders June 13 as crews fought to prevent the most destructive wildfire in Colorado’s history from spreading inside the city limits.

Army helicopters drop water on the Black Forest wildfire behind houses on the Flying Horse Ranch in Colorado Springs on June 13 after the area was evacuated.

Michelle Andree gets a hug from her friend Phelan Warren before they head into the Black Forest fire area to rescue animals on June 13. Andree lost her home in the fire and has been spending the days afterward rescuing animals with the Kit Carson Riding Club.

A house sits undamaged in the aftermath of the Black Forest fire near Colorado Springs on June 13.

An aerial view shows a destroyed house surrounded by dense forest in the aftermath of the Black Forest fire near Colorado Springs on June 13.

Jaycie Francis, right, looks at the spot where she used to sit at her aunt's house and watch television as she is comforted by her boyfriend, James Folk, in Black Forest, Colo., on June 13.

An AmeriCorps volunteer firefighter assigned to the El Paso County Sheriff's Office, Woodland Fire Crew, helps contain a spot fire in an evacuated area of forest, ranches and residences, in the Black Forest wildfire area north of Colorado Springs on June 13.

A slurry bomber makes a pass over the Black Forest fire north of Colorado Springs on June 13.

Burned trees and destroyed homes are left in the wake of a wildfire in the densely wooded Black Forest area northeast of Colorado Springs on June 13.

US Air Force Academy firefighters battle the Black Forest fire near Black Forest, Colo., on June 12, 2013.

A wildfire burns homes in the Black Forest community near Colorado Springs, Colo., on June 12. A fierce, wind-whipped wildfire destroyed more than 90 homes and menaced additional communities in and around Colorado's second-largest city on June 12, forcing thousands of residents to flee.

A U.S. Army 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion helicopter drops water onto burning fires during a bambi bucket mission at Black Forest, Colo., on June 12. A fierce, wind-whipped wildfire destroyed more than 90 homes and menaced additional communities in and around Colorado's second-largest city on Wednesday, forcing thousands of residents to flee.

The front range glows an eerie red from the smoke of the Black Forest Fire which continues to burn out of control for a second straight day near Colorado Springs on June 12, 2013. Sheriff's officials released a preliminary list on June 12 showing the Black Forest Fire has destroyed at least 92 homes and damaged five more. The fire was among several that surged rapidly along Colorado's Front Range.

Colorado Springs resident Yolette Baca takes a photo of the wildfire in the Black Forest area north of Colorado Springs on June 12.

Black Forest Fire Dept. officers burn off natural ground fuel in an evacuated neighborhood, prepping the area for the encroachment of the wildfire in the Black Forest area north of Colorado Springs on June 12.

Chris and Christine Walker watch the Black Forest Fire as it burns out of control for a second straight day near Colorado Springs on June 12. The Walkers live nearby and were under pre-evacuation orders. Three Colorado wildfires fueled by hot temperatures, gusty winds and thick, bone-dry forests have together burned dozens of homes and led to the evacuation of more than 7,000 residents and nearly 1,000 inmates at medium-security prison.

An aerial photo shows a wildfire burning homes in tje Black Forest community near Colorado Springs, Colo., on June 11.

El Paso County Sheriff's Deputy Dan Cukowski helps evacuee Linda Davies walk her livestock away from the evacuated area as the Black Forest Fire burns in the background on June 11 in Colorado Springs.

A wildfire burns homes in the Black Forest community near Colorado Springs, Colo., on June 11.

Residents watch as the Black Forest Fire burns northeast of Colorado Springs on June 11.