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COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. - June 18: The charred remains of a garden ornament in the rubble of Ted and Teresa Robertson's home that was totally taken by the fire as some residents were allowed back to see their homes in the Black Forest Fire area near Colorado Springs, Colorado. June 18, 2013. Colorado Springs. (Photo By Joe Amon/The Denver Post) ( CD17BLACKFORESTFIRE_JA20301 )

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. - June 18: The charred remains of a garden gnome in the rubble of Ted and Teresa Robertson's home that was totally taken by the fire as some residents were allowed back to see their homes in the Black Forest Fire area near Colorado Springs, Colorado. June 18, 2013. Colorado Springs. (Photo By Joe Amon/The Denver Post) ( CD17BLACKFORESTFIRE_JA20234 )

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. - June 18: Ted and Teresa Robertson' look over their home that was totally taken by the fire as some residents were allowed back to see their homes in the Black Forest Fire area near Colorado Springs, Colorado. June 18, 2013. Colorado Springs. (Photo By Joe Amon/The Denver Post) ( CD17BLACKFORESTFIRE_JA20187 )

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. - June 18: Ted Robertson finds boxes of burned papers in the rubble as he sifts through the damage to his home that was totally taken by the fire as some residents were allowed back to see their homes in the Black Forest Fire area near Colorado Springs, Colorado. June 18, 2013. Colorado Springs. (Photo By Joe Amon/The Denver Post) ( CD17BLACKFORESTFIRE_JA29661 )

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. - June 18: Wild flowers are already starting to come up in the rubble of Ted and Teresa Robertson's home that was totally taken by the fire as some residents were allowed back to see their homes in the Black Forest Fire area near Colorado Springs, Colorado. June 18, 2013. Colorado Springs. (Photo By Joe Amon/The Denver Post) ( CD17BLACKFORESTFIRE_JA20118 )

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. - June 18: Teresa Robertson wipes away her tears as she is hugged by a neighbor at her home that was totally taken by the fire as some residents were allowed back to see their homes that were burned in the Black Forest Fire area near Colorado Springs, Colorado. June 18, 2013 Denver, Colorado Springs. (Photo By Joe Amon/The Denver Post) ( CD17BLACKFORESTFIRE_JA15005 )

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. - June 18: Teresa Robertson breaks down into tears as she is hugged by a neighbor at her home that was totally taken by the fire as some residents were allowed back to see their homes in the Black Forest Fire area near Colorado Springs, Colorado. June 18, 2013 Denver, Colorado Springs. (Photo By Joe Amon/The Denver Post) ( CD17BLACKFORESTFIRE_JA15007 )

The Schultz family - from left, Annissa, 20, mother Camla, father Mike and brother Nolan, 16 - look at their destroyed home for the first time as residents were allowed to return to the Black Forest fire burn zone on June 19, 2013. The family had lived in the house for eight years. The family's home was one of 509 houses destroyed in the fire. ( CD17BLACKFORESTFIRE_JA20589 )

Nolan Schultz, 16, stands amid the ruins of his destroyed home on June 19, 2013. After being evacuated for about a week, his family was allowed to return to the area to view the damage. ( CD17BLACKFORESTFIRE_JA15151 )

BLACK FOREST, CO - JUNE 18: Amy Feik sifts through the rubble of what was the home she shared with boyfriend Robert Runyard in Black Forest, Co on June 18, 2013. Feik and Robert Runyard, not pictured, returned home for the first time to their home on Swan Road in Black Forest, CO on June 17, 2013. Residents of Black Forest were finally allowed back into their burned homes for the first time since the fire devoured thousands of acres inside the Black Forest taking with it 502 homes and two lives. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ( cd18BLACKFORESTFIRE_HHR_2345 )

BLACK FOREST, CO - JUNE 18: Robert Runyard surveys what is left of his home on Swan Road in Black Forest, CO on June 18, 2013. Runyard and his girlfriend Amy Feik, not pictured, returned home for the first time to their home on Swan Road in Black Forest, CO on June 17, 2013. Residents of Black Forest were finally allowed back into their burned homes for the first time since the fire devoured thousands of acres inside the Black Forest taking with it 502 homes and two lives. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ( cd18BLACKFORESTFIRE_HHR_2380 )

BLACK FOREST, CO - JUNE 18: The forest is completely black on parts of Robert Runyard's back yard on the property that he and his girlfriend Amy Feik returned home to for the first time to their home on Swan Road in Black Forest, CO on June 17, 2013. Residents of Black Forest were finally allowed back into their burned homes for the first time since the fire devoured thousands of acres inside the Black Forest taking with it 502 homes and two lives. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ( cd18BLACKFORESTFIRE__HHR3255 )

BLACK FOREST, CO - JUNE 18: Amy Feik walks the grounds of what was home she shared with boyfriend Robert Runyard in Black Forest, Co on June 18, 2013. Feik and Robert Runyard, not pictured, returned home for the first time to their home on Swan Road in Black Forest, CO on June 17, 2013. Residents of Black Forest were finally allowed back into their burned homes for the first time since the fire devoured thousands of acres inside the Black Forest taking with it 502 homes and two lives. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ( cd18BLACKFORESTFIRE__HHR3078 )

BLACK FOREST, CO - JUNE 18: Signs welcome residents of Black Forest home along Burgess Road in Black Forest, CO on June 18, 2013. Residents of Black Forest were finally allowed back into their burned homes for the first time since the fire devoured thousands of acres inside the Black Forest taking with it 502 homes and two lives. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ( cd18BLACKFORESTFIRE_HHR_2084 )

Long Canyon Wildland firefighter Lynn Reynolds is hugged by homeowner Jody Wallace as he and his crew look for hot spots at a burned property on Pine Glen Drive. Only one home on the loop of Pine Glen Drive burned in the fire, and Wallace wanted to personally thank the firefighters for saving her adjacent home. ( CD20BLACKFORESTFIRE__ADO2383 )

BLACK FOREST, CO - JUNE 18: Signs welcome residents of Black Forest home along Burgess Road in Black Forest, CO on June 18, 2013. Residents of Black Forest were finally allowed back into their burned homes for the first time since the fire devoured thousands of acres inside the Black Forest taking with it 502 homes and two lives. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ( cd18BLACKFORESTFIRE_HHR_2059 )

Residents gather at the corner of Old Ranch Road and Thunder Mountain Road, outside of the Black Forest fire incident command post, to cheer on firefighters and law enforcement officials as they come off of the fire line on June 16, 2013. The fire was 65 percent contained. Hundreds of residents turned out to welcome them. ( cd16BLACKFORESTFIRE__HHR2255 )

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - JUNE 18: Jesse Russow surveys the damage of his rental property, which was the southernmost home burned on the west side of Vollmer Road. The occupant of the home, who was not named, was only able to save himself and his motorcycle as he was away from the property when the evacuation took place. Russow is accepting donations for fire crews at 7195 Templeton Gap Road in Colorado Springs. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( CD19BLACKFORESTFIRE__ADO2331 )

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - JUNE 18: Fluorescent lights that melted as Jesse Russow surveys the damage of his rental property, which was the southernmost home burned on the west side of Vollmer Road. The occupant of the home, who was not named, was only able to save himself and his motorcycle as he was away from the property when the evacuation took place. Russow is accepting donations for fire crews at 7195 Templeton Gap Road in Colorado Springs. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( CD19BLACKFORESTFIRE__ADO2265 )

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - JUNE 18: Jesse Russow looks at a puddle of aluminum that was formerly a set of rims as he surveys the damage of his rental property, which was the southernmost home burned on the west side of Vollmer Road. The occupant of the home, who was not named, was only able to save himself and his motorcycle as he was away from the property when the evacuation took place. Russow is accepting donations for fire crews at 7195 Templeton Gap Road in Colorado Springs. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( CD19BLACKFORESTFIRE__ADO2235 )

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - JUNE 18: Jesse Russow surveys the damage of his rental property, which was the southernmost home burned on the west side of Vollmer Road. The occupant of the home, who was not named, was only able to save himself and his motorcycle as he was away from the property when the evacuation took place. Russow is accepting donations for fire crews at 7195 Templeton Gap Road in Colorado Springs. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( CD19BLACKFORESTFIRE__ADO2233 )

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - JUNE 18: Jesse Russow surveys the damage of a Ford T-Bird on his rental property, which was the southernmost home burned on the west side of Vollmer Road. The occupant of the home, who was not named, was only able to save himself and his motorcycle as he was away from the property when the evacuation took place. Russow is accepting donations for fire crews at 7195 Templeton Gap Road in Colorado Springs. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( CD19BLACKFORESTFIRE__ADO2221 )

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - JUNE 18: Audrea Branham photographs a chimney at a rental property owned by Jesse Russow, which was the southernmost home burned on the west side of Vollmer Road. The occupant of the home, who was not named, was only able to save himself and his motorcycle as he was away from the property when the evacuation took place. Russow is accepting donations for fire crews at 7195 Templeton Gap Road in Colorado Springs. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( CD19BLACKFORESTFIRE__ADO2175 )

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - JUNE 18: Jesse Russow surveys the damage of his rental property, which was the southernmost home burned on the west side of Vollmer Road. The occupant of the home, who was not named, was only able to save himself and his motorcycle as he was away from the property when the evacuation took place. Russow is accepting donations for fire crews at 7195 Templeton Gap Road in Colorado Springs. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( CD19BLACKFORESTFIRE__ADO2149 )

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - JUNE 18: The melted rim of a Ford T-Bird on a rental property owned by Jesse Russow, which was the southernmost home burned on the west side of Vollmer Road. The occupant of the home, who was not named, was only able to save himself and his motorcycle as he was away from the property when the evacuation took place. Russow is accepting donations for fire crews at 7195 Templeton Gap Road in Colorado Springs. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( CD19BLACKFORESTFIRE__ADO2206 )

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - JUNE 18: Kim Redus is hugged by her son Zach, 12, as they listen during a press conference held by the El Paso County Sheriff to inform residents of their re-admittance status. Residents in Cathedral Pines were allowed in by 2 p.m., while residents between Vollmer and Herring Roads and Black Forest and Herring Roads both locations between Shoup Road and Kirk Road north-south will be allowed in for three hours. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( CD19BLACKFORESTFIRE__ADO9351 )

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - JUNE 18: Residents look at a map as Sheriff Terry Maketa explains it to them during a press conference held by the El Paso County Sheriff to inform residents of their re-admittance status. Residents in Cathedral Pines were allowed in by 2 p.m., while residents between Vollmer and Herring Roads and Black Forest and Herring Roads both locations between Shoup Road and Kirk Road north-south will be allowed in for three hours. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( CD19BLACKFORESTFIRE__ADO9343 )

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - JUNE 18: Residents listen as Sheriff Terry Maketa speaks during a press conference held by the El Paso County Sheriff to inform residents of their re-admittance status. Residents in Cathedral Pines were allowed in by 2 p.m., while residents between Vollmer and Herring Roads and Black Forest and Herring Roads both locations between Shoup Road and Kirk Road north-south will be allowed in for three hours. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( CD19BLACKFORESTFIRE__ADO9313 )

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. - June 18: 9 year old Nathan West sits off by himself as his parents Chandra and Brian, listen for information at the morning press conference hoping for a time to see their property in the burn area. Nathan and his family lost there house in the fire. Some residents were allowed back to see their homes that were burned in the Black Forest Fire area near Colorado Springs, Colorado. June 18, 2013 Denver, Colorado Springs. (Photo By Joe Amon/The Denver Post) ( CD17BLACKFORESTFIRE_JA29186 )

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - JUNE 18: Sheriff Terry Maketa marks out points on a boundary map as he speaks with residents during a press conference held by the El Paso County Sheriff to inform residents of their re-admittance status. Residents in Cathedral Pines were allowed in by 2 p.m., while residents between Vollmer and Herring Roads and Black Forest and Herring Roads both locations between Shoup Road and Kirk Road north-south will be allowed in for three hours. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( CD19BLACKFORESTFIRE__ADO2087 )

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - JUNE 18: Sheriff Terry Maketa speaks as Ryan March signs during a press conference held by the El Paso County Sheriff to inform residents of their re-admittance status. Residents in Cathedral Pines were allowed in by 2 p.m., while residents between Vollmer and Herring Roads and Black Forest and Herring Roads both locations between Shoup Road and Kirk Road north-south will be allowed in for three hours. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( CD19BLACKFORESTFIRE__ADO2038 )

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. - June 17: Nancy Trosper is hugged by 18 year old Lauren Haynes and her dad Hank while Paul Story watches from behind. The neighbors were thankful their houses were still standing as they walked with Nancy through her property this afternoon in Willow Springs Estates. Some residents were allowed back into the northern edge of the Black Forest Fire area near Colorado Springs, Colorado. June 17, 2013 Denver, Colorado Springs. (Photo By Joe Amon/The Denver Post) ( CD17BLACKFORESTFIRE_JA29066 )

BLACK FOREST, CO - JUNE 17: Cyrena McVey holds up a large American flag while a beautiful double rainbow sits over the Black Forest Fire burn area while Colorado Springs residents turn out each and every night with signs and flags to cheer on the firefighters as they come off the line for the night from fighting the Black Forest Fire in Black Forest on June 17, 2013. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ( cd17BLACKFORESTFIRE__HHR2996 )

BLACK FOREST, CO - JUNE 17: A double rainbow sits over the Black Forest Fire burn area while Colorado Springs residents turn out each and every night with signs and flags to cheer on the firefighters as they come off the line for the night from fighting the Black Forest Fire in Black Forest on June 17, 2013. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ( cd17BLACKFORESTFIRE__HHR2900 )

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. - June 17: John Adams (in cowboy hat) and his wife Gail (in green) strain to hear during the morning press conference as some residents were allowed back into the northern edge of the Black Forest Fire area near Colorado Springs, Colorado. June 17, 2013 Denver, Colorado Springs. (Photo By Joe Amon/The Denver Post) ( CD17BLACKFORESTFIRE_JA14581 )

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. - June 17: El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa talks during the morning press conference as some residents were allowed back into the northern edge of the Black Forest Fire area near Colorado Springs, Colorado. June 17, 2013 Denver, Colorado Springs. (Photo By Joe Amon/The Denver Post) ( CD17BLACKFORESTFIRE_JA28835 )

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. - June 17: Some residents were allowed back into the northern edge of the Black Forest Fire area near Colorado Springs, Colorado. June 17, 2013 Denver, Colorado Springs. (Photo By Joe Amon/The Denver Post) ( CD17BLACKFORESTFIRE_JA29102 )

BLACK FOREST, CO - JUNE 17: Mike Turner is seen along the fence line of his mother's property along Shoup Road inside the Black Forest Burn area on June 17, 2013. His mother, who is 90 years old, has lived in the Black Forest for 49 years. She lost everything in the fire. This is her property that Turner is standing on. Turner never evacuated and stayed with a friend across the street and tried to save what he could during the firestorm. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ( cd17BLACKFORESTFIRE_HHR_1679 )

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - JUNE 17: Carmen Hernandez and her son Jesse Hernandez take a walk one on Bar X Road one day after being let back into their home on Wilderness Road after nearly a week of being evacuated. As of Sunday, some select area evacuated Black Forest fire residents were allowed to return to their homes. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( CD18BLACKFORESTFIRE__ADO9274 )

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - JUNE 17: Kevin Kline, a resident of Highway 83 south of Hodgen Road, mows his grass as a precautionary measure to protect his home in the event that another fire hits the area. Kline, along with his wife and 10 dogs, was among those evacuated last week as the Black Forest Fire grew. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( CD18BLACKFORESTFIRE__ADO1883 )

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - JUNE 17: Police control a roadblock on Black Forest Road. As of Sunday, some select area evacuated Black Forest fire residents were allowed to return to their homes. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( CD18BLACKFORESTFIRE__ADO1867 )

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - JUNE 17: Andrew Thompson, of the El Paso County Sheriff's department, checks the IDs of residents before letting them cross a roadblock at the intersection of Wildridge and Herring Roads. As of Sunday, some select area evacuated Black Forest fire residents were allowed to return to their homes. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( CD18BLACKFORESTFIRE__ADO1833 )

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - JUNE 17: Residents drive down Wildridge Road as it intersects with Herring Road at a roadblock. As of Sunday, some select area evacuated Black Forest fire residents were allowed to return to their homes. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post) ( CD18BLACKFORESTFIRE__ADO1835 )

BLACK FOREST, CO - JUNE 17: Burned bark on a tree near the remnants of a structure show how hot the fire came through this area in the Black Forest Fire on June 16, 2013. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ( cd17BLACKFORESTFIRE_HHR_1292 )

BLACK FOREST, CO - JUNE 17: Amidst a downpour of rain and hail, Black Forest resident Mike Turner puts out a sign saying Thank You to all the firefighters whom he called absolute heroes along Shoup Road in Black Forest, CO on June 17, 2013. Turner never evacuated from the fire and tried to save his mother's house and property. His mother, who is 90 years old, has lived in the Black Forest for 49 years. She lost everything in the fire. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ( cd17BLACKFORESTFIRE_HHR_1958 )

BLACK FOREST, CO - JUNE 17: Aaron Cariato, a firefighter with Salida Fire and Rescue, checks for any kind of hotspots in houses inside the Black Forest fire zone on June 16, 2013. Officials want to make sure that all hotspots are out completely. The crew also looks above in the burned canopy of trees looking for any limbs or trees that might fall over that might injure someone. The fire is now 75% contained and recent rains are helping firefighters. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ( cd17BLACKFORESTFIRE_HHR_1515 )

BLACK FOREST, CO - JUNE 17: Aaron Cariato, a firefighter with Salida Fire and Rescue, checks for any kind of hotspots in houses inside the Black Forest fire zone on June 16, 2013. Officials want to make sure that all hotspots are out completely. The crew also looks above in the burned canopy of trees looking for any limbs or trees that might fall over that might injure someone. The fire is now 75% contained and recent rains are helping firefighters. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ( cd17BLACKFORESTFIRE_HHR_1500 )

BLACK FOREST, CO - JUNE 17: Remnants of a home in the Black Forest Fire on June 16, 2013. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ( cd17BLACKFORESTFIRE_HHR_1345 )

BLACK FOREST, CO - JUNE 17: The numbers from a mail box lie on the ground in the Black Forest Fire on June 16, 2013. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ( cd17BLACKFORESTFIRE_HHR_1326 )

BLACK FOREST, CO - JUNE 17: A house is covered in slurry but still standing inside the Black Forest Burn area on June 17, 2013. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ( cd17BLACKFORESTFIRE_HHR_1221 )

BLACK FOREST, CO - JUNE 17: James Gonzales, with Wildfire Support Team from Santa Fe, New Mexico looks for any kind of hotspots on properties inside of the Black Fire fire zone in Black Forest, CO on June 17, 2013. The fire is now 75% contained and recent rains are helping firefighters. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ( cd17BLACKFORESTFIRE_HHR_1123 )

BLACK FOREST, CO - JUNE 17: Salida Fire Department firefighter Brandie Smith, looks over burned property in the Black Forest Fire zone on June 17, 2013. The crew is checking for hotspots as well as marking trees that they deem dangerous that might fall over on burned properties. They mark them and sawyers can come in later to cut them down. The crew also looks above in the burned canopy of trees looking for any limbs or trees that might fall over that might injure someone. The fire is now 75% contained and recent rains are helping firefighters. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ( cd17BLACKFORESTFIRE__HHR2762 )

BLACK FOREST, CO - JUNE 17: Salida Fire Department engine boss and captain David McCann, left, and firefighter Brandie Smith, look over burned homes in the Black Forest Fire sone on June 17, 2013. The crew were checking for hotspots as well as marking trees that they deem dangerous that might fall over on burned properties. They mark them and sawyers can come in later to cut them down. The crew also looks above in the burned canopy of trees looking for any limbs or trees that might fall over that might injure someone. The fire is now 75% contained and recent rains are helping firefighters. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ( cd17BLACKFORESTFIRE__HHR2628 )

BLACK FOREST, CO - JUNE 17: Bryce Myers, a journeyman/lineman with Mountain View Electric Association, repairs overhead electric line inside the Black Forest Fire fire zone in Black Forest on June 16, 2013. The crews are trying to get electricity back to homes that have burned so when residents return they will return to a home with electricity. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ( cd17BLACKFORESTFIRE__HHR2544 )

BLACK FOREST, CO - JUNE 17: A lovely statue is partially burned next to a tree inside the Black Forest Fire on June 16, 2013. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ( cd17BLACKFORESTFIRE__HHR2461 )

BLACK FOREST, CO - JUNE 17: A house is covered in slurry but still standing inside the Black Forest Burn area on June 17, 2013. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ( cd17BLACKFORESTFIRE__HHR2395 )

BLACK FOREST, CO - JUNE 17: A birdhouse is covered in slurry but still standing inside the Black Forest Burn area on June 17, 2013. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ( cd17BLACKFORESTFIRE__HHR2404 )

BLACK FOREST, CO - JUNE 17: A firefighter with Hanogver Fire Department , who is covered in soot, looks for any kind of hotspots on properties inside of the Black Fire fire zone in Black Forest, CO on June 17, 2013. The fire is now 75% contained and recent rains are helping firefighters. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ( cd17BLACKFORESTFIRE__HHR2322 )

BLACK FOREST, CO - JUNE 17: James Gonzales of Wildfire Support Team from Santa Fe, New Mexico, takes his team to another home where the crew scours the properties for any kind of hotspots inside of the Black Fire fire zone in Black Forest, CO on June 17, 2013. The fire is now 75% contained and recent rains are helping firefighters. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ( cd17BLACKFORESTFIRE__HHR2341 )

BLACK FOREST, CO - JUNE 17: Jesus Hinojos, a firefighter with Hanover Fire Department is covered in soot as he looks for any kind of hotspots on properties inside of the Black Fire fire zone in Black Forest, CO on June 17, 2013. The fire is now 75% contained and recent rains are helping firefighters. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ( cd17BLACKFORESTFIRE__HHR2318 )

COLORADO SPRINGS - JUNE 17: Donated food is served at a picnic Waldo Canyon evacuees and community members put on to support those affected by the Black Forest Fire on Monday, June 17, 2013. Whole Foods donated eight crates of grapes and fifteen watermelons for the event. (Photo By Grant Hindsley / The Denver Post)

COLORADO SPRINGS - JUNE 17: Caitlyn DelMonico, right, hugs Suzanne Lung, as her mother Delcine DelMonico watches, at the end of a picnic Waldo Canyon evacuees and community members put on to support those affected by the Black Forest Fire on Monday, June 17, 2013. Lung and Wendy Reis, not pictured, got the idea to put on the picnic after seeing the DelMonico's on TV after they lost their home.(Photo By Grant Hindsley / The Denver Post)

BLACK FOREST, CO - JUNE 17: Jesus Hinojos, a firefighter with Hanover Fire Department is covered in soot as he looks for any kind of hotspots on properties inside of the Black Fire fire zone in Black Forest, CO on June 17, 2013. The fire is now 75% contained and recent rains are helping firefighters. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ( cd17BLACKFORESTFIRE__HHR2277 )

A group of people in a prayer circle after attending community meeting for current updates on the fire at Palmer Ridge High School in Monument Colorado June 15, 2013. (Photo By Andy Cross/The Denver Post) ( CD16BLACKFOREST_14972 )

Megan Geipel, left, Billy Holschuh, and Pam Holschuh attempt to put Cricket, a 40 year-old donkey, in a trailer at Elbert County Fairgrounds on Saturday, June 15, 2013. The Holschuh's brought 21 mules and donkeys to the fairgrounds as a preventative measure during their voluntary evacuation due to the Black Forest Fire. Animals were held at the fairgrounds until owners could retrieve them. (Photo By Grant Hindsley / The Denver Post)

Kerry Abernathy, right, and other Black Forest evacuees listen closely to a press briefing held for members of the media and for homeowners at Pikes Peak Community College Rampart Range Campus near Monument, CO on June 15, 2013. Abernathy did not lose his house but many of his neighbors did. He is a builder and pledged to help as many people as he could to rebuild their homes and lives. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ( cd16BLACKFORESTFIRE__HHR9779 )

Robert Theler waits in line at Highway 83 and Hodgen Road to be escorted to his home in Black Forest by police on Saturday, June 15, 2013. Police were only letting residents in with proof of residence for pets or medications. Cars in the front of the line had been waiting for upwards of three hours for their escort.(Photo By Grant Hindsley / The Denver Post)

Black Forest evacuees listen closely to a press briefing held for members of the media and for homeowners at Pikes Peak Community College Rampart Range Campus near Monument, CO on June 15, 2013. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ( cd16BLACKFORESTFIRE__HHR9721 )

Kerry Abernathy holds the hand of granddaughter Saylor Brown, 2, as he listens to the press briefing on his phone. He and other Black Forest evacuees came to hear officials talk to members of the the media on the status of the Black Forest Fire at Pikes Peak Community College Rampart Range Campus near Monument, CO on June 15, 2013. Abernathy did not lose his house but many of his neighbors did. He is a builder and pledged to help as many people as he could to rebuild their homes and lives. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ( cd16BLACKFORESTFIRE__HHR9975 )

Billy Holschuh pulls a mule into a trailer at the Elbert County Fairgrounds on Saturday, June 15, 2013. (Photo By Grant Hindsley / The Denver Post)

Dan Bartlett waits in line at Highway 83 and Hodgen Road to be escorted to his home in Black Forest by police on Saturday, June 15, 2013. Police were only letting residents in with proof of residence for pets or medications. Cars in the front of the line had been waiting for upwards of three hours for their escort.(Photo By Grant Hindsley / The Denver Post)

A badly burned horse waits to be picked up by its owners at the Elbert Fairgrounds on Saturday, June 15, 2013. The purple coloration around the burns is from medicine. (Photo By Grant Hindsley / The Denver Post)

Mike Perry, left, tells a story from his days in the military to John Adamson, his daughter, Heather Stanley, and her husband Shawn Stanley, while waiting in line to be escorted to their respective homes in Black Forest on Saturday, June 15, 2013. Police were only letting residents in, with proof of residence, for pets or medications. (Photo By Grant Hindsley / The Denver Post)

Robert Theler waits in line at Highway 83 and Hodgen Road to be escorted to his home in Black Forest by police on Saturday, June 15, 2013. Police were only letting residents in with proof of residence for pets or medications. Cars in the front of the line had been waiting for upwards of three hours for their escort.(Photo By Grant Hindsley / The Denver Post)

Ty Ruter waits in line at Highway 83 and Hodgen Road to be escorted to his home in Black Forest by police on Saturday, June 15, 2013. (Photo By Grant Hindsley / The Denver Post)

Steven Denny lifts up his 4-month-old son, Elliott, while attending a community meeting at Palmer Ridge High School Saturday morning, June 15, 2013. Denny's house was spared in the fire which claimed two live and over 400 houses. (Photo By Andy Cross/The Denver Post) ( CD16BLACKFOREST_14972 )

Myung Park and his wife, Kyeja Park, left, look over a burn area map of the Black Forest Fire trying to find out if their home has burned or not Saturday morning before a community meeting at Palmer Ridge High School in Monument Colorado June 15, 2013. The couple later found out that their house did not burn. (Photo By Andy Cross/The Denver Post) ( CD16BLACKFOREST_14972 )

Black Forest evacuees listen closely to a press briefing held for members of the media and for homeowners at Pikes Peak Community College Rampart Range Campus near Monument, CO on June 15, 2013. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ( cd16BLACKFORESTFIRE__HHR9753 )

Black Forest fire evacuee, Ashlee Erick, 11, hugs therapy dog, “Doophous” at the front doors of Palmer Ridge High School after a community meeting Saturday morning, June 15, 2013. Erick's family home was destroyed in the fire. (Photo By Andy Cross/The Denver Post) ( CD16BLACKFOREST_14972 )

Black Forest evacuees listen closely to a press briefing held for members of the media and for homeowners at Pikes Peak Community College Rampart Range Campus near Monument, CO on June 15, 2013. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ( cd16BLACKFORESTFIRE__HHR9770 )

Black Forest evacuees JP Derewicz, right, and his wife Tracy, left, listen closely to the press briefing about the Black Forest Fire held for members of the media and for homeowners at Pikes Peak Community College Rampart Range Campus near Monument, CO on June 15, 2013. The two, who are living with friends in Monument while evacuated, have not lost their home. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ( cd16BLACKFORESTFIRE__HHR9840 )

Black Forest Fire evacuees were greeted to sign thanking volunteers at a community meeting at Palmer Ridge High School in Monument Colorado Saturday, June 15, 2013. (Photo By Andy Cross/The Denver Post) ( CD16BLACKFOREST_14972 )

2 year old Saylor Brown gives flowers to Black Forest fire evacuee Cheryl Carden, during a press briefing about the Black Forest Fire held for members of the media and for homeowners at Pikes Peak Community College Rampart Range Campus near Monument, CO on June 15, 2013. Carden knows that she lost her home in the fire. Brown's aunt Rebecca Abernathy is at right. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ( cd16BLACKFORESTFIRE_HHR_9808 )

Black Forest evacuees listen closely to a press briefing held for members of the media and for homeowners at Pikes Peak Community College Rampart Range Campus near Monument, CO on June 15, 2013. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ( cd16BLACKFORESTFIRE_HHR_9796 )

Black Forest evacuees Cheryl Carden, left and Elaine Peterson, right, pet Peterson's dog Timmy as they listen closely to a press briefing about the Black Forest Fire held for members of the media and for homeowners at Pikes Peak Community College Rampart Range Campus near Monument, CO on June 15, 2013. Carden knows that she lost her home in the fire. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ( cd16BLACKFORESTFIRE_HHR_9818 )

A packed house for a community meeting for Black Forest fire evacuees in search of current developments from local officials at Palmer Ridge High School Saturday morning, June 15, 2013. (Photo By Andy Cross/The Denver Post) ( CD16BLACKFOREST_14972 )

Black Forest evacuees look at a map of the perimeter of the Black Forest Fire after a press briefing about the Black Forest Fire held for members of the media and for homeowners at Pikes Peak Community College Rampart Range Campus near Monument, CO on June 15, 2013. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) ( cd16BLACKFORESTFIRE_HHR_9886 )

A packed house for a community meeting for Black Forest fire evacuees in search of current developments from local officials at Palmer Ridge High School Saturday morning, June 15, 2013. (Photo By Andy Cross/The Denver Post) ( CD16BLACKFOREST_14972 )

A packed house for a community meeting for Black Forest fire evacuees in search of current developments from local officials at Palmer Ridge High School Saturday morning, June 15, 2013. (Photo By Andy Cross/The Denver Post) ( CD16BLACKFOREST_14972 )

A Black Forest fire evacuee holds his head down while listening to officials at a community meting for current updates on the fire at Palmer Ridge High School in Monument Colorado June 15, 2013. (Photo By Andy Cross/The Denver Post) ( CD16BLACKFOREST_14972 )

An overflow crowd gathered to watch a television feed during a community meeting for Black Forest fire evacuees at Palmer Ridge High School Saturday morning, June 15, 2013. (Photo By Andy Cross/The Denver Post) ( CD16BLACKFOREST_14972 )

Black Forest Fire evacuee, Don Callender, left, and his girlfriend, Judy McDowell, reflect on the loss of their home due to the fire from O'Malley's Steak Pub in Palmer Colorado Saturday, June 15, 2013. Earlier, both attended a community meeting at Palmer Ridge high School to gather more information as to when they can go and see their home, a rental, but was destroyed. (Photo By Andy Cross/The Denver Post) ( CD16BLACKFOREST_14972 )

Black Forest fire evacuees listen intently to officials at a community meeting for current updates on the fire at Palmer Ridge High School in Monument Colorado June 15, 2013. (Photo By Andy Cross/The Denver Post) ( CD16BLACKFOREST_14972 )

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. - June 14: El Paso Sheriffs check ID's and get information as some residents were escorted back into the Black Forest Fire area to quickly get medications and important items that were left behind in the rush to evacuate near Colorado Springs, Colorado. June 14, 2013 Denver, Colorado Springs. (Photo By Joe Amon/The Denver Post) ( CD14BLACKFORESTFIRE_JA14566 )

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. - June 14: Nicolette Dimaggo grabs her cooler after her escort into the Black Forest Fire area to quickly get medications and important items that were left behind in the rush to evacuate near Colorado Springs, Colorado. Nicolette drove for over four hours delivering drinks and snacks to all of the National Guardsmen, firefighters and police she could find, They saved my home," she said. June 14, 2013 Denver, Colorado Springs. (Photo By Joe Amon/The Denver Post) ( CD14BLACKFORESTFIRE_JA28593 )

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. - June 14: Damage as some residents were allowed back into the Black Forest Fire area to quickly get medications and important items that were left behind in the rush to evacuate near Colorado Springs, Colorado. June 14, 2013 Denver, Colorado Springs. (Photo By Joe Amon/The Denver Post) ( CD14BLACKFORESTFIRE_JA28479 )

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. - June 14: Utility workers work to restore services to the the Black Forest Fire area near Colorado Springs, Colorado. June 14, 2013 Denver, Colorado Springs. (Photo By Joe Amon/The Denver Post) ( CD14BLACKFORESTFIRE_JA28501 )

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. - June 14: Damage as some residents were allowed back into the Black Forest Fire area to quickly get medications and important items that were left behind in the rush to evacuate near Colorado Springs, Colorado. June 14, 2013 Denver, Colorado Springs. (Photo By Joe Amon/The Denver Post) ( CD14BLACKFORESTFIRE_JA28467 )

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO. - June 14: Utility workers work to restore services to the the Black Forest Fire area near Colorado Springs, Colorado. June 14, 2013 Denver, Colorado Springs. (Photo By Joe Amon/The Denver Post) ( CD14BLACKFORESTFIRE_JA28424 )