Photos: Black Forest fire in Colorado
Firefighters have at least temporarily battled to a "draw" with a fast-moving fire that has already killed two people and destroyed 379 homes, giving weary authorities and residents the first glimmer of hope after three days of mounting damage, a sheriff said. After nearly doubling in size overnight, the fire held at about 25 square miles Thursday despite more swirling winds and bone-dry conditions, said El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa. "If it was a draw, then that was a victory today," Maketa said, "because we haven't had many draws lately." Little more than 36 hours after it started in the Black Forest area northeast of Colorado Springs, the blaze surpassed last June's Waldo Canyon fire as the most destructive in state history. That blaze burned 347 homes and killed two people.
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An aircraft lays down a line of fire retardant between a wildfire and homes in the dry, densely wooded Black Forest area northeast of Colorado Springs, Colo., Thursday, June 13, 2013. More than 350 homes have been lost in what is now the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history, surpassing last year's Waldo Canyon fire, which burned 347 homes, killed two people and led to $353 million in insurance claims. (AP Photo/John Wark)
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A U.S. Army Chinook helicopter drops a load of water on the Black Forest wildfire, north of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 13, 2013. According to officials, at least 360 homes have been burned, and at least 38,000 people have been evacuated since the fire began earlier in the week. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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In this Wednesday, June 12, 2013, aerial photo made available by the U.S Army, water is released from a helicopter bucket over fires in the Black Forest area northeast of Colorado Springs, Colo. More than 350 homes have been lost in what is now the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history, surpassing last year's Waldo Canyon fire, which burned 347 homes, killed two people and led to $353 million in insurance claims. (AP Photo/U.S. Army, Sgt. Jonathan C. Thibault)
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A detached garage on Herring Road smolders after being burned by a quickly advancing Black Forest fire Thursday, June 13, 2013. A voracious wildfire driven in all directions by shifting winds destroyed at least 360 homes — a number that was likely to climb as the most destructive blaze in Colorado history burned out of control for a third day through miles of tinder-dry woods. (AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette, Michael Ciaglo) MAGS OUT
THE BLACK FOREST FIRE CONTINUES TO BURN NORTHEAST OF COLORADO SPRINGS, CO.
Volunteer horse trainer Kyle Kimball helps guide a horse into a trailer while rancher Alan Erickson evacuates five of his horses from his property along Shiloh Ranch Drive to protect them from the approaching Black Forest Fire Thursday, June 13, 2013 in Colorado Springs, Colo. A wildfire in a dry, densely wooded area of Colorado has destroyed at least 360 homes _ nearly four times the previous estimate and a number that seemed likely to climb as the flames kept burning out of control, authorities said Thursday. (AP Photo/The Denver Post, Helen H. Richardson) MAGS OUT; TV OUT; INTERNET OUT; NO SALES; NEW YORK POST OUT; NEW YORK DAILY NEWS OUT
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Flames and smoke from a wildfire rise into the air in one neighborhood in the densely wooded Black Forest area northeast of Colorado Springs, Colo., Thursday, June 13, 2013. More than 350 homes have been lost in what is now the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history, surpassing last year's Waldo Canyon fire, which burned 347 homes, killed two people and led to $353 million in insurance claims. (AP Photo/John Wark)
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Plumes of smoke rise from a wildfire burning in the densely wooded Black Forest area northeast of Colorado Springs, Colo., Thursday, June 13, 2013. More than 350 homes have been lost in what is now the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history, surpassing last year's Waldo Canyon fire, which burned 347 homes, killed two people and led to $353 million in insurance claims. (AP Photo/John Wark)
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Horses graze in a field off Highway 83 near Colorado Springs, Colo. as flames from the Black Forest fire push West Thursday, June 13, 2013. A voracious wildfire driven in all directions by shifting winds destroyed at least 360 homes — a number that was likely to climb as the most destructive blaze in Colorado history burned out of control for a third day through miles of tinder-dry woods. (AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette, Michael Ciaglo) MAGS OUT
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Sean Collins moves a sprinkler to its new location on the roof of his parents' house before leaving the area after a mandatory evacuation was ordered for the communities east of Highway 83 near Colorado Springs, Colo., as the Black Forest fire pushes closer to the area Thursday, June 13, 2013. A voracious wildfire driven in all directions by shifting winds destroyed at least 360 homes — a number that was likely to climb as the most destructive blaze in Colorado history burned out of control for a third day through miles of tinder-dry woods. (AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette, Michael Ciaglo) MAGS OUT
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A structure on Herring Road smolders after being burnt to the ground by a quickly advancing Black Forest fire Thursday, June 13, 2013. A voracious wildfire driven in all directions by shifting winds destroyed at least 360 homes — a number that was likely to climb as the most destructive blaze in Colorado history burned out of control for a third day through miles of tinder-dry woods. (AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette, Michael Ciaglo) MAGS OUT
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Michelle Andree, right, gets a hug from her friend Phelan Warren before they started going into the Black Forest Fire area to rescue animals on Thursday, June 13, 2013. Andree lost her home in the fire and has been spending the days afterward rescuing animals with the Kit Carson Riding Club. A voracious wildfire driven in all directions by shifting winds destroyed at least 360 homes — a number that was likely to climb as the most destructive blaze in Colorado history burned out of control for a third day through miles of tinder-dry woods. (AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette, Jerilee Bennett) MAGS OUT
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Read more here. A house is fully engulfed in flames in the midst of the Black Forest Fire northeast of Colorado Springs on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. The Black Forest Fire northeast of Colorado Springs earlier prompted evacuation orders and pre-evacuation notices to more than 9,000 people and to about 3,500 homes and businesses, sheriff's officials said. The fire has destroyed at least 360 homes. (AP Photo/The Denver Post, Helen H. Richardson)
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A firefighter fights a blaze in a detached garage in the Black Forest area, Wednesday, June 12, 2013 in Colorado Springs, Colo. Near Colorado Springs, authorities fear that a 12-square-mile wildfire in a heavily-wooded residential area might have already destroyed around 360 homes _ even as it continued to send up puffs of black smoke and likely consumed more buildings. (AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)
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Cows graze beneath a smoky haze from the Black Forest wildfire, north of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 13, 2013. According to officials, at least 360 homes have been burned, and at least 38,000 people have been evacuated since the fire began earlier in the week. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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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, Colo., on Thursday, June 13, 2013. According to officials, at least 360 homes have been burned, and 38,000 people have been evacuated since the fire began earlier in the week. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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Soldiers man a roadblock to an evacuated area of forest, ranches and residences, in the Black Forest wildfire area, north of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 13, 2013. The blaze in the Black Forest area is now the most destructive in Colorado history, surpassing last year's Waldo Canyon fire, which burned 347 homes, killed two people and led to $353 million in insurance claims. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley) (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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An army helicopter makes a water drop over a fire in the Black Forest area northeast of Colorado Springs, Colo., in this aerial photo made on Wednesday, June 12, 2013, and released by the U.S. Army. More than 350 homes have been lost in what is now the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history, surpassing last year's Waldo Canyon fire, which burned 347 homes, killed two people and led to $353 million in insurance claims. (AP Photo/U.S. Army, Sgt. Jonathan C. Thibault)
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Colorado Springs police officers wear masks for smoke as they man a roadblock to an evacuated area of forest, ranches and residences, in the Black Forest wildfire area, north of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 13, 2013. The blaze in the Black Forest area northeast of Colorado Springs is now the most destructive in Colorado history, surpassing last year's Waldo Canyon fire, which burned 347 homes, killed two people and led to $353 million in insurance claims. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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Blackened and charred homes are left along Herring Road in the Black Forest area northeast of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. The Black Forest Fire northeast of Colorado Springs earlier prompted evacuation orders and pre-evacuation notices to more than 9,000 people and to about 3,500 homes and businesses, sheriff's officials said. The fire has destroyed at least 360 homes. (AP Photo/The Denver Post, Helen H. Richardson) (AP Photo/The Denver Post, )
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In this Wednesday, June 12, 2013, aerial photo, homes are destroyed by a wildfire in the dry, densely wooded Black Forest area northeast of Colorado Springs, Colo. More than 350 homes have been lost in what is now the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history, surpassing last year's Waldo Canyon fire, which burned 347 homes, killed two people and led to $353 million in insurance claims. (AP Photo/John Wark)
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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, Colo., on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. The number of houses destroyed by the Black Forest fire could grow to around 100, and authorities fear it's possible that some people who stayed behind might have died. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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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, Colo., on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. The number of houses destroyed by the Black Forest fire could grow to around 100, and authorities fear it's possible that some people who stayed behind might have died. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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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, Colo., on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. The number of houses destroyed by the Black Forest fire could grow to around 100, and authorities fear it's possible that some people who stayed behind might have died. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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A Black Forest Fire Dept. officer drenches the ground after burning 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, Colo., on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. The number of houses destroyed by the Black Forest fire could grow to around 100, and authorities fear it's possible that some people who stayed behind might have died. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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A Black Forest Fire Dept. officer drenches the ground after burning 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, Colo., on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. The number of houses destroyed by the Black Forest fire could grow to around 100, and authorities fear it's possible that some people who stayed behind might have died. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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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, Colo., on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. The number of houses destroyed by the Black Forest fire could grow to around 100, and authorities fear it's possible that some people who stayed behind might have died. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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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, Colo., on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. The number of houses destroyed by the Black Forest fire could grow to around 100, and authorities fear it's possible that some people who stayed behind might have died. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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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, Colo., on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. The number of houses destroyed by the Black Forest fire could grow to around 100, and authorities fear it's possible that some people who stayed behind might have died. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
BLACK FOREST FIRE
A DC-10 Air Tanker drops fire retardant near a home in the evening as the Black Forest Fire continues to burn out of control for a second straight day near Colorado Springs on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. The fire has consumed 11,500 acres. It has destroyed 92 homes and damaged others. The erratic fire has forced the evacuation of thousands of people. (AP Photo/BryanOller)
BLACK FOREST FIRE
A DC-10 Air Tanker drops fire retardant near home in the evening as the Black Forest Fire continues to burn out of control for a second straight day near Colorado Springs on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. The fire has consumed 11,500 acres. It has destroyed 92 homes and damaged others. The erratic fire has forced the evacuation of thousands of people. (AP Photo/BryanOller)
BLACK FOREST FIRE
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 Wednesday, June 12, 2013. The fire has consumed 11,500 acres. It has destroyed 92 homes and damaged others. The erratic fire has forced the evacuation of thousands of people. (AP Photo/BryanOller)
BLACK FOREST FIRE
A helicopter makes another evening water run as the Black Forest Fire burns out of control for a second straight day near Colorado Springs on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. The fire has consumed 11,500 acres. It has destroyed 92 homes and damaged others. The erratic fire has forced the evacuation of thousands of people. (AP Photo/BryanOller)
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Fire crowns in the trees on a wildfire in the Black Forest area north of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. The number of houses destroyed by a wildfire near Colorado Springs could grow to around 100, and authorities fear it's possible that some people who stayed behind might have died. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
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Kari Crawford walks through smoke and charred trees as she works to protect her father's Black Forest home Wednesday, June 12, 2013 near Burgess Road and Armonia Ranch Ct. on the second day of the Black Forest fire burning northeast of Colorado Springs, Colo. A pair of U.S. Defense Department cargo planes was mobilized Wednesday to help battle wildfires in Colorado and elsewhere in the West as crews surveyed the damage from a large blaze burning near Colorado Springs that already has destroyed dozens of homes. (AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette, Mark Reis) MAGS OUT
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The Black Forest Fire burns northeast of Colorado Springs, Colo, Tuesday, June 11, 2013. The fire burned several homes and forced the evacuation of thousands of people. (AP Photo/Bryan Oller)
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Residents watch as the Black Forest Fire burns northeast of Colorado Springs, Colo, Tuesday, June 11, 2013. The fire burned several homes and forced the evacuation of thousands of people. (AP Photo/Bryan Oller)
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The Black Forest Fire burns northeast of Colorado Springs, Colo, Tuesday, June 11, 2013. The fire burned several homes and forced the evacuation of thousands of people. (AP Photo/Bryan Oller)
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Personnel with the 302nd Airlift Wing load the Modular Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS) onto a C-130 at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo. Wednesday, June 12, 2013, in preparation to fight the Black Forest fire burning northeast of Colorado Springs. A pair of U.S. Defense Department cargo planes was mobilized Wednesday to help battle wildfires in Colorado and elsewhere in the West as crews surveyed the damage from a large blaze burning near Colorado Springs that already has destroyed dozens of homes. (AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette, Mark Reis) MAGS OUT
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Gregg Goodland, fire information officer for the Royal Gorge Fire Department, explains the perimeter of the fire during a press conference Wednesday, June 12, 2013. (AP Photo/Daily Record, Michael Alcala)
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El Paso County Sheriff's Deputy Dan Cukowski helps evacuee Linda Davies walk her livestock out from the evacuated area on Tuesday, June 11, 2013. A wildfire in a heavily wooded residential area northeast of Colorado Springs led to the mandatory evacuations of more than 1,000 homes, including some worth more than $1 million, El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa said. (AP Photo/The Gazette, Jerilee Bennett)
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Dave Dunlap watches from the bed of his truck as a wildfire crosses Black Forest Road near his home Tuesday afternoon, June 11, 2013, in Colorado Springs, Colo. The Black Forest Fire was one of at least three significant wildfires burning in Colorado amid gusty winds and record-breaking hot, dry weather. (AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette, Christian Murdock) MAGS OUT
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A man watches as a fire byrns out of control north of Shoupe Road and East of Highway 83 in Colorado Springs, Colo. on Tuesday afternoon, June 11, 2013. The Black Forest Fire was one of at least three significant wildfires burning in Colorado amid gusty winds and record-breaking hot, dry weather. (AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette, Christian Murdock) MAGS OUT
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The Black Forest Fire burns northeast of Colorado Springs, Colo, Tuesday, June 11, 2013. The fire burned several homes and forced the evacuation of thousands of people. (AP Photo/Bryan Oller)
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The Black Forest Fire burns northeast of Colorado Springs, Colo, Tuesday, June 11, 2013. The fire burned several homes and forced the evacuation of thousands of people. (AP Photo/Bryan Oller)
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A slurry bomber flies over homes as it prepares to drop fire retardant on the Black Forest Fire in northeast of Colorado Springs on Tuesday, June 11, 2013. The fire consumed an estimated 7500 acres. It damaged 40-60 structures and forced the evacuation of thousands of people. As of Tuesday night the fire was reported as zero percent contained. (AP Photo/BryanOller)
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A fire burns out of control north of Shoupe Road and East of Highway 83 in Colorado Springs, Colo. on Tuesday afternoon, June 11, 2013. The Black Forest Fire was one of at least three significant wildfires burning in Colorado amid gusty winds and record-breaking hot, dry weather. (AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette, Christian Murdock) MAGS OUT
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Large plumes of smoke rise from a wild land fire in the Black Forest northeast of Colorado Springs, Colo. on Tuesday, June 11, 2013. Homes have already burned and the wind is expected to continue through the afternoon. (AP Photo/The Denver Post, Helen H. Richardson)
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Large plumes of smoke rise from a wild land fire in the Black Forest northeast of Colorado Springs, Colo. on Tuesday, June 11, 2013. Homes have already burned and the wind is expected to continue through the afternoon. (AP Photo/The Denver Post, Aaron Ontiveroz)
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Smoke from the Black Forest fire billows north of downtown Colorado Springs, Colo. on Tuesday, June 11, 2013. A wildfire in the Black Forest area northeast of Colorado Springs is burning homes, and another fire that led to the evacuation of Royal Gorge Bridge & Park has burned three structures. (AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette, Mark Reis) MAGS OUT
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In this cell phone photo provided by Jean-Michel Bertrand, smoke from the Black Forest fire rises north of Colorado Springs, Colo. The wildfire has burned a handful of homes and chased people from thousands of houses, while another fire that led to the evacuation of Royal Gorge Bridge & Park charred three structures. (AP Photo/Jean-Michel Bertrand) MANDATORY CREDIT
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Bill Moreau watches as the Black Forest fire burns near his house near Black Forest Road Tuesday afternoon, June 11, 2013, near Colorado Springs, Colo. The Black Forest Fire was one of at least three significant wildfires burning in Colorado amid gusty winds and record-breaking hot, dry weather. (AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette, Christian Murdock) MAGS OUT
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A resident sprays water on the roof of his home along Black Forest Road Tuesday afternoon, June 11, 2013, near Colorado Springs, Colo Minutes later the fire jumped the road to the south of his house. The Black Forest Fire was one of at least three significant wildfires burning in Colorado amid gusty winds and record-breaking hot, dry weather. (AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette, Christian Murdock) MAGS OUT
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A U.S. Army helicopter drops a load of water on a wildfire in the Black Forest area north of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Tuesday, June 11, 2013. At least four major wildfires broke out along the front of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado Tuesday, burning a handful of houses and chasing people from thousands of homes in hot, gusty weather. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
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A U.S. Army helicopter drops a load of water on a wildfire in the Black Forest area north of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Tuesday, June 11, 2013. At least four major wildfires broke out along the front of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado Tuesday, burning a handful of houses and chasing people from thousands of homes in hot, gusty weather. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
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A U.S. Army helicopter drops a load of water on a wildfire in the Black Forest area north of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Tuesday, June 11, 2013. At least four major wildfires broke out along the front of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado Tuesday, burning a handful of houses and chasing people from thousands of homes in hot, gusty weather. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
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Two U.S. Army helicopters pass each other as they help fight a wildfire in the Black Forest area north of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Tuesday, June 11, 2013. At least four major wildfires broke out along the front of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado Tuesday, burning a handful of houses and chasing people from thousands of homes in hot, gusty weather. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)
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Marian Williams takes photos of the Black Forest Fire which started burning northeast of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Tuesday, June 11, 2013. The fire burned several homes and forced the evacuation of thousands of people. (AP Photo/Bryan Oller)
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Neighbors watch as the Black Forest Fire burns northeast of Colorado Springs, Colo., Tuesday, June 11, 2013. The fire burned several homes and forced the evacuation of thousands of people. (AP Photo/Bryan Oller)
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Lynd Fitzgerald sprays fire retardant around a house while a fire burns out of control in the background north of Shoup Road and East of Highway 83 in Colorado Springs, Colo. on Tuesday afternoon, June 11, 2013. The Black Forest Fire was one of at least three significant wildfires burning in Colorado amid gusty winds and record-breaking hot, dry weather. (AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette, Christian Murdock) MAGS OUT
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Motorists stop along Interquest Parkway in Colorado Springs, Colo. Tuesday, June 11, 2013, to watch the advance of a wildfire burning in Black Forest. (AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette, Mark Reis) MAGS OUT
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A bird perches as the Black Forest Fire burns northeast of Colorado Springs, Colo, Tuesday, June 11, 2013. The fire burned several homes and forced the evacuation of thousands of people. (AP Photo/Bryan Oller)
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The Black Forest Fire burns northeast of Colorado Springs, Colo., Tuesday, June 11, 2013 as Chad Williams takes photos. The fire has consumed an estimated 7,500 acres, damaged 40-60 structures and forced the evacuation of thousands of people. (AP Photo/Bryan Oller)
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The Black Forest Fire burns northeast of Colorado Springs, Colo, Tuesday, June 11, 2013. The fire burned several homes and forced the evacuation of thousands of people. (AP Photo/Bryan Oller)
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Thick smoke approaches a home as the Black Forest Fire burns northeast of Colorado Springs, Colo, Tuesday, June 11, 2013. The fire burned several homes and forced the evacuation of thousands of people. (AP Photo/Bryan Oller)
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The Black Forest Fire burns northeast of Colorado Springs, Colo., Tuesday, June 11, 2013, as nearby residents Amy O'Connor, left, and Nathalie Bartleson watch it creep toward the tree line. The fire consumed an estimated 7,500 acres, damaged 40-60 structures and forced the evacuation of thousands of people. (AP Photo/Bryan Oller)
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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, Colo., on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. The number of houses destroyed by the Black Forest fire could grow to around 100, and authorities fear it's possible that some people who stayed behind might have died. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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Black Forest Fire Dept. officers examine an evacuated neighborhood, prepping the area for encroachment of the wildfire in the Black Forest area north of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. The number of houses destroyed by the Black Forest fire could grow to around 100, and authorities fear it's possible that some people who stayed behind might have died. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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Black Forest Fire Dept. officers examine an evacuated neighborhood, prepping the area for encroachment of the wildfire in the Black Forest area north of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. The number of houses destroyed by the Black Forest fire could grow to around 100, and authorities fear it's possible that some people who stayed behind might have died. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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An AmeriCorps volunteer firefighter assigned to the El Paso County Sheriff's Office uses a chainsaw to break up and remove wood fuel to help contain a spot fire in an evacuated area of forest, ranches and residences, in the Black Forest wildfire area, north of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 13, 2013. The blaze in the Black Forest is now the most destructive in Colorado history, surpassing last year's Waldo Canyon fire, which burned 347 homes, killed two people and led to $353 million in insurance claims. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
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A spot fire burns in an evacuated area of forest, ranches and residences, in the Black Forest wildfire area, north of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 13, 2013. The blaze in the Black Forest is now the most destructive in Colorado history, surpassing last year's Waldo Canyon fire, which burned 347 homes, killed two people and led to $353 million in insurance claims. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - A wildfire fueled by hot temperatures, gusty winds and thick, bone-dry forests has destroyed 92 homes, damaged five …