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Fire fighter Jacob Ware, of Elk Creek fire department walks along a back burn along Meridian Rd. in attempt to slow down the Black Forest Fire. The back burn was light just after 1 am June 12.

Phelan Warren attempts to rescue a barn cat. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

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Chickens are brought to Kit Carson Riding Club from a burned house in Black Forest. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

Jaycie Francis and James Folk head up a road to look for animals. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

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A buck walks through the charred forest. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

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Michelle Andree and Alan Havens try to coax a reluctant mustang into a trailer from a property in the Falcon area on Thursday, June 13, 2013. The couple lost their home in the Black Forest Fire and are spending the time since they were evacuated helping to rescue animals with the Kit Carson Riding Club. They moved the three horses from the evacuated area to the Kit Carson Riding Club. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

Rescuers put halters on some loose horses that were found. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

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Celebrating another rescue (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

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The dehydrated rescued horse gets its first drink of water in a while. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

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Alan Havens and other volunteers from the Kit Carson Riding Club get horses from the evaucated area of the Black Forest Fire. Havens lost his home to the fire and has been spending the days afterward to help to rescue animals with the riding club. Thursday, June 13, 2013.(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

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A policeman concerned about looters makes sure that the horse rescuers are legitimate. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

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The spirited Mustang starts to have second thoughts about being rescued. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

Alan Havens tries to calm the jittery mustang. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

Alan Havens, Michelle Andree, and Colleen Francis (left to right) lead two horses out of the charred woods in Black Forest on June 13, 2013. Havens and Andree lost their home in the Black Forest Fire, but have been spending their days rescuing horses whose owners weren't able to get them out in time. The three were part of a rescue effort lead by the Kit Carson Riding Club. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

Michael Stewart looks out the top of the jeep for any sign of animals in the Black Forest.(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

Jaycie Francis (right) remembers how she used to sit at her aunt's house and watch television in that spot. She is being comforted by her boyfriend, James Folk. The two were helping to rescue horses in the Black Forest burn area in Black Forest, Colorado on Thursday, June 13, 2013 with the Kit Carson Riding Club. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

Alan Havens gets a lasso around the horses neck.(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

Horse rescuers walk past a burned out classic car. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

Jaycie Francis (right) remembers how she used to sit at her aunt's house and watch television in that spot. She is being comforted by her boyfriend, James Folk. The two were helping to rescue horses in the Black Forest burn area in Black Forest, Colorado on Thursday, June 13, 2013 with the Kit Carson Riding Club. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

The crew of volunteers organizes once in the burn area.(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

The spirited mustang has second thoughts about being caught. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

Michelle Andree and Alan Havens lead a spirited mustang out of the charred woods in Black Forest on June 13, 2013. The couple lost their home in the Black Forest Fire, but have been spending their days rescuing horses that didn't make it out of the fire. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

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RV Repairman Charles Barton has been donating his time to fix RV's. He looks under the hood of an RV(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

A detached garage of Herring Road sits smoldering after being burned by a quickly advancing Black Forest fire Thursday, June 13, 2013. Michael Ciaglo/The Gazette

Alan Havens and other volunteers from the Kit Carson Riding Club get horses from the evaucated area of the Black Forest Fire. Havens lost his home to the fire and has been spending the days afterward to help to rescue animals with the riding club. Thursday, June 13, 2013.(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

Flames continue to burn off Burgess Road through the night Wednesday, June 12, 2013 as crews work to contain the Black Forest fire. Michael Ciaglo/The Gazette

Phelan Warren attempts to get on of the barn cats at a property where they were rescuing horses on Thursday, June 13, 2013. Volunteers with the Kit Carson Riding Club have been going into the area to rescue animals. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

A structure off Herring Road burned to the ground alone with an estimated 360 additional homes as the Black Forest fire continues to burn Thursday, June 13, 2013. Michael Ciaglo/The Gazette

Michelle Andree and Alan Havens try to coax a reluctant mustang into a trailer from a property in the Falcon area on Thursday, June 13, 2013. The couple lost their home in the Black Forest Fire and are spending the time since they were evacuated helping to rescue animals with the Kit Carson Riding Club. They moved the three horses from the evacuated area to the Kit Carson Riding Club. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

Michelle Andree 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 ot rescue animals with the Kit Carson Riding Club. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

Michael Muench stands at the corner of Hodgen Road and Highway 83 as he points out his house in relation to a plume of smoke to Patti Connelly, left, whose home is also in the area as the Black Forest fire advances toward their neighborhood Thursday, June 13, 2013. Michael Ciaglo/The Gazette

An army soldier covers his face from the smoke as he guards a checkpoint at Hodgen Road and Highway 83 as the Black Forest fire continues to push North Thursday, June 13, 2013. Michael Ciaglo/The Gazette

A Colorado State Patrol officer races to leave a mark on a mailbox to note that the residents of the house have been notified of the mandatory evacuation because of the Black Forest fire and have left the area Thursday, June 13, 2013. Michael Ciaglo/The Gazette

Sean Collins moves the sprinkler to a new and final location on the roof before leaving the house and the area after a mandatory evacuation was ordered for the communities east of Highway 83 as the Black Forest fire pushes closer to the area Thursday, June 13, 2013. Michael Ciaglo/The Gazette

Brothers Patrick, left, and Sean Collins pack up their cars with the final items from their parent's house after a mandatory evacuation was ordered for the communities east of Highway 83 as the Black Forest fire pushes closer to the area Thursday, June 13, 2013. Michael Ciaglo/The Gazette

Sean Collins turns off the television in his parent's house before leaving the house and the area after a mandatory evacuation was ordered for the communities east of Highway 83 as the Black Forest fire pushes closer to the area Thursday, June 13, 2013. Michael Ciaglo/The Gazette

Horses graze in a field off Highway 83 as flames from the Black Forest fire push West Thursday, June 13, 2013. Michael Ciaglo/The Gazette

Suzanne and Matt Dubois watch flames from the Black Forest fire creep closer to the Flying Horse neighborhood off Highway 83 Thursday, June 13, 2013. Michael Ciaglo/The Gazette

A paramedic takes photos of the Black Forest fire from the hood of his ambulance off Highway 83 Thursday, June 13, 2013. Michael Ciaglo/The Gazette

A slurry bomber makes a pass over the Black Forest fire Thursday, June 13, 2013. Michael Ciaglo/The Gazette

Flames from the Black Forest fire flare up into the sky off Highway 83 Thursday, June 13, 2013. Michael Ciaglo/The Gazette

AmeriCorps volunteer firefighters assigned to the El Paso County Sheriff's Office, Woodland Fire Crew, 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 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)

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)

A U.S. Army Chinook helicopter delivers a load of water to 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)

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)

Firefighter Jacob Ware, of the Elk Creek Fire Department, walks along a back burn along Meridian Road in attempt to slow down the Black Forest fire early Wednesday, June 12. Photo by Christopher Mullen

The Black Forest fire had grown to nearly 16,000 acres Thursday, according to officials. Contributed to The Gazette

Firefighter Mitch Hartzler extinguishes a back burn along Meridian Road in attempt to slow down the Black Forest fire early Wednesday, June 12. (Contributed by Christopher Mullen)

Teams of officers are searching areas that have already been affected by the Black Forest fire, as well as areas that have not yet burned. It is extremely dangerous work, given the debris and ever-changing conditions. Evacuees who had to leave animals behind should call HSPPR at 719.473.1741. Please only call this number if you need help evacuating your animals. Photo courtesy of the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region

Colleen Francis and Michelle Andree give water to a dehydrated horse that they rescued in the Black Forest Fire burn area on Thursday, June 13, 2013. Members of the Kit Carson Riding Club that owners were not able to get out before the fire. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

Jaycie Francis (right) remembers how she used to sit at her aunt's house and watch television in that spot. She is being comforted by her boyfriend, James Folk. The two were helping to rescue horses in the Black Forest burn area in Black Forest, Colorado on Thursday, June 13, 2013 with the Kit Carson Riding Club. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

A buck runs the charred trees in the Black Forest Fire burn area on Thursday, June 13, 2013. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

Alan Havens, Michelle Andree, and Colleen Francis (left to right) lead two horses out of the charred woods in Black Forest on June 13, 2013. Havens and Andree lost their home in the Black Forest Fire, but have been spending their days rescuing horses whose owners weren't able to get them out in time. The three were part of a rescue effort lead by the Kit Carson Riding Club. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

Jaycie Francis (right) remembers how she used to sit at her aunt's house and watch television in that spot. She is being comforted by her boyfriend, James Folk. The two were helping to rescue horses in the Black Forest burn area in Black Forest, Colorado on Thursday, June 13, 2013 with the Kit Carson Riding Club. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

Michelle Andree and Alan Havens lead a spirited mustang out of the charred woods in Black Forest on June 13, 2013. The couple lost their home in the Black Forest Fire, but have been spending their days rescuing horses that didn't make it out of the fire. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

A charred vintage car sits in the Black Forest Fire burn area on Thursday, June 13, 2013. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

Macey Franklin, an AmeriCorps volunteer firefighter assigned to the El Paso County Sheriff's Office, works with teammates to contain spot fires 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, 360 homes have been burned, and 38,000 people have been evacuated since the fire began earlier in the week. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

An AmeriCorps volunteer firefighter assigned to the El Paso County Sheriff's Office sprays water to contain a spot fire in an evacuated area of residences, forest, and ranches in the Black Forest wildfire area, north of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 13, 2013. According to officials, 360 homes have been burned, and 38,000 people have been evacuated since the fire began earlier in the week. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

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, 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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Phelan Warren leads a couple of horses through the charred trees of Black Forest. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

Black Forest Fire (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

Alan Havens tries to get a spirited mustang under control while rescuing horses in Black Forest. Havens and a team of volunteers with the Kit Carson Riding Club have been rescuing horses. Havens lost his family home in the fire. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

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A helicopter drops water on a hot spot in the Cathedral Pines neighborhood Thursday, June 13, 2013, during the third day of the Black Forest Fire. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)

A helicopter drops a load of water on a hot spot with a smoky Pikes Peak in the background Thursday, June 13, 2013, during the third day of the Black Forest Fire. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)

Firefighters attack a hot spot in the Cathedral Pines neighborhood Thursday, June 13, 2013, during the third day of the Black Forest Fire. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)

A DC-10 slurry bomber drops a load of fire retardant Thursday, June 13, 2013, during the third day of the Black Forest Fire. (AP Photo/The Gazette, Christian Murdock)

A Security, Colo., firefighter cleans up outside the Black Forest Community Center after a day on the fire line Thursday, June 13, 2013, during the third day of the Black Forest Fire. (AP Photo/The Gazette, Christian Murdock)

The remains of a vehicles stands among a burned out forest along Holmes Road Thursday, June 13, 2013, during the third day of the Black Forest Fire. (AP Photo/The Gazette, Christian Murdock)

The remains of motorcycle stands among the ruins of a home along Holmes Road Thursday, June 13, 2013, during the third day of the Black Forest Fire. ( AP Photo/The Gazette, Christian Murdock)

El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa walks around the School in Woods Thursday, June 13, 2013, that firefighters saved Tuesday night during the first night of the Black Forest Fire. (AP Photo/The Gazette, Christian Murdock)

The School in the Woods stands untouched Thursday, June 13, 2013, after firefighters saved it during the first night of the Black Forest Fire. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)

A memorial to a former students stands untouched outside the School in the Woods Thursday, June 13, 2013, after firefighters saved the school on the first night of the Black Forest Fire. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)

Evergreen Fire Rescue member Stephen Miller as well as crews from several other fire departments gather at the Black Forest Section 16 Trailhead before turning in for the night after fighting the Black forest fire Thursday, June 13, 2013 as it continues to burn through thousands of acres and hundreds of homes. Michael Ciaglo, The Gazette

Lake Dillon Fire Rescue member Frank Towers climbs off his firetruck after battling the Black Forest fire Thursday, June 13, 2013 as it continued to burn through thousands of acres and hundreds of homes. Michael Ciaglo, The Gazette

Ramah Fire Crew member Benedict Yazzie stands watch over a back burn started at the Black Forest Section 16 Trailhead in an attempt to stop the main fire from traveling South Thursday, June 13, 2013. Michael Ciaglo, The Gazette

Firefighting crews keep watch over the flames of a controlled burn at the Black Forest Section 16 Trailhead Thursday, June 13, 2013. The burn was started off Burgess Road in an attempt to stop the main fire from spreading South. Michael Ciaglo, The Gazette

A firefighter keeps watch over a controlled burn at the Black Forest Section 16 Trailhead Thursday, June 13, 2013. Michael Ciaglo, The Gazette

Evergreen Fire Rescue member Terri McLaughlin wals past a back burn started at the Black Forest Section 16 Trailhead Thursday, June 13, 2013 in an attempt to stop the main fire from spreading South. Michael Ciaglo, The Gazette

A Ramah Fire Crew member walks the southern line of a controlled burn at the Black Forest Section 16 Trailhead Thursday, June 13, 2013. Michael Ciaglo, The Gazette

Tress stumps burn off of Burgess Road as crews battle the Black Forest fire Thursday, June 13, 2013. Michael Ciaglo, The Gazette

Black Forest Fire, Thursday, June 13, 2013. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

Blackened areas define the path of a wildfire that destroyed some homes and left others untouched 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)

Dee Threet holds her dog Jim as she waits to talk to her insurance agent in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 13, 2013. Threet was evacuated from her home because of the Black Forest wildfire that has burned more than 350 homes since Tuesday. She doesn't know if her home burned. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

Farm Bureau insurance agent Tanya Morrison, center, helps a couple that lost their home in the Black Forest wildfire in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 13, 2013. Over 350 homes have been destroyed by the fire since in broke out on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

Army helicopters drop water on the Black Forest wildfire behind houses on the Flying Horse Ranch in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, June 13, 2013. The residential area was evacuated Thursday. Over 350 homes have been destroyed by the fire since Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

Tech. Sht John Sepulveda and Airman Adam Mardick of the 302nd Airlift Wing remove the missile warning system from a C-130 at Peterson AFB Wednesday, June 12, 2013 in preparation for fighting the Black Forest fire. Crews remove all unnecessary weight from the aircraft before loading the Modular Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS). Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

302nd Airlift Wing crew members load the Modular Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS) onto a C-130 at Peterson AFB Wednesday, June 12, 2013 in preparation for fighting the Black Forest fire. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Dan Wright donates non-perishable Food items at Care and Share Tuesday, June 11, 2013, for victims of the Black Forest fire. Care and share is accepting donations of non-perishable food items and cash at their Colorado Springs location, 2605 Preamble Point. . Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Helicopters joined the fight against the Black Forest fire Wednesday morning. (Andrea Sinclair, The Gazette)

The evacuation zones are shown during the 9 a.m. Wednesday press briefing for the Black Forest fire. (Andrea Sinclair)

The Black Forest Fire burns late into the night Tuesday, June 11, 2013. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)

El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa updates the press and Black Forest residents from the Pikes Peak Communty College Rampart campus with the scar from last summer's Waldo Canyon Fire in the background Wednesday, June 12, 2013, during the second day of the Black Forest Fire. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)

Black Forest residents look at the fire map after a press conference at Pikes Peak Communty College's Rampart campus Wednesday, June 12, 2013, during the second day of the Black Forest Fire. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)

A pronghorn runs across a field Wednesday, June 12, 2013, while a helicopter from Fort Carson helps fight the Black Forest Fire. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)

Terry Stokka hugs Jaenette Coyne before a press conference Wednesday, June 12, 2013, during the second day of the Black Forest Fire. Coyne and her husband, Kristian Coyne, right, lost their home Tuesday. Pictured on the left, is Terry's wife Artha. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)

A Chinook helicopter from Fort Carson flies Wednesday, June 12, 2013, over the Black Forest Fire while fighting the second-day fire. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)

Fire consumes a structure next to a home on Greentree Road in Black Forest Wednesday, June 12, 2013. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Tom Smith removes tree limbs as he fights to protect the home of a friend from advancing flames near Burgess Road and Armonia Ranch Ct in Black Forest Wednesday, June 12, 2013. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Yesterday during the Black Forest Fire, a firefighter rescued a week-old fawn from the fire. The fawn was taken to the Colorado Springs Therapeutic Riding Center late on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. The fawn wouldn't eat or stand last nightt. They are calling the fawn "Bambi", but have a goal of returning him to the wild someday Jamie Harrison was able to get the fawn to take a bottle today after research was done to see what kind of formula to use. There are 80-100 homes that are estimated to have burned in the Black Forest Fire in Colorado Springs, Colorado. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

Airmen with the 302nd Airlift Wing prepare a C-130 plane for installation of the Modular Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS) in preparation for fighting the Black Forest fire Wednesday morning, June 12, 2013. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Care and Share volunteer Toni West wears a mask to protect her from heavy smoke Wednesday, June 12, 2013, as she takes donations for firefighters and victims of the Black Forest fire. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

A Chinook helicopter passes in front of clouds of smoke from the Black Forest fire Wednesday, Jun 12, 2013. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Care and Share volunteers Kim Thomas, left and Sarah Paris collect food donated for Black Forest fire relief Wednesday, June 12, 2013. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

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. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Tom Smith works to remove tree limbs to protect a friend's home from advancing flames Wednesday, June 12, 2013 near Burgess Road and Armonia Ranch Ct. in Black Forest. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Yesterday during the Black Forest Fire, a firefighter rescued a week-old fawn from the fire. The fawn was taken to the Colorado Springs Therapeutic Riding Center late on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. The fawn wouldn't eat or stand last nightt. They are calling the fawn "Bambi", but have a goal of returning him to the wild someday Jamie Harrison was able to get the fawn to take a bottle today after research was done to see what kind of formula to use. There are 80-100 homes that are estimated to have burned in the Black Forest Fire in Colorado Springs, Colorado. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

A firefighter fights a blaze in a garage in Black Forest on Table Rock Rd. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

A DC-10 slurry bomber drops a load Wednesday, June 12, 2013, on the Black Forest Fire near Highway 83 and Shoup Road. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)

Kari Crawford, left, and Roy Broers workd to slow the advance of fire moving toward Crawford's 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. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

A firefighter fights a blaze in a garage in Black Forest on Table Rock Rd. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

Dave and Linda Burgess watch as a plume rises near their home on Burgess Road in The Black Forest on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 near Colorado Springs, Colo. They were not sure if their home survived the fire. 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. (AP Photo/Bryan Oller)

A helicopter from Ft. Carson's 4th Combat Aviation Brigade drops water behind a home and between advancing flames as the Black Forest Fire burns out of control for a second straight day near Colorado Springs, Colo. on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. 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. (AP Photo/Bryan Oller)

A photographer takes photos of the Black Forest Fire as it burns out of control for a second straight day near Colorado Springs, Colo. on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. 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. (AP Photo/Bryan Oller)

The Black Forest Fire burns out of control for a second straight day near Colorado Springs, Colo. on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. An evacuated resident watches a plume rise near his home. The fire has consumed at least 7500-8000 acres. It has destroyed 92 homes and damaged others. The erratic fire has forced the evacuation of thousands of people in the Black Forest and portions of Colorado Springs. (AP Photo/Bryan Oller)

A U.S. Army C-130 makes a slurry drop on a wildfire in the Black Forest area north of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. As many as 50 homes were destroyed by the fire on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)

People pulled to over watch from their cars as a fire-fighting slurry plane makes a pass in preparation to drop its load on a 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)

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)

Shad and Melisa Dohl watch as 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)

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)

A fire catches a detached garage on fire in the Black Forest area. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

Firefighters arrive to fight the fire that approaches a home in the Black Forest area. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

The fire creeps towards a house near a detached garage that is burning. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

Firefighters arrive to fight the fire that approaches a home in the Black Forest area. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

The Black Forest Fire creeps towards a home on Table Rock Rd. after a detached garage burns.(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

Firefighters arrive to fight the fire that approaches a home in the Black Forest area. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

Red Cross workers and volunteers move provisions and cots from New Life Church after the evacuation center was moved to Palmer Ridge High School on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 during the second day of the Black Forest Fire in Colorado Springs, Colorado. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

A firefighter fights a blaze in a garage in Black Forest on Table Rock Rd. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

A firefighter fights a blaze in a detached garage in the Black Forest area in Colorado on Table Rock Rd. on Wednesday, June 12, 2013. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

The trees surrounding a detached garage are engulfed with flames in the Black Forest area. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

Flames continue to burn off Burgess Road through the night Wednesday, June 12, 2013 as crews work to contain the Black Forest fire. Michael Ciaglo/The Gazette

Motorists stop along Interquest Parkway to watch the fire burning in Black Forest Tuesday, June 11, 2013. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

A fire burns out of control north of Shoup Road and East of Highway 83 Tuesday afternoon, June 11, 2013. Pictured from the Air Force Academy. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)

A fire burns out of control north of Shoup Road and East of Highway 83 Tuesday afternoon, June 11, 2013. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)

The hot sun shines through the smoke of a fire buring out of control north of Shoup Road and East of Highway 83 Tuesday afternoon, June 11, 2013. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)

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 Tuesday afternoon, June 11, 2013. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)

View over Woodmen Pointe, at Woodmen Road and Austin Bluffs. By Bernadette Hair

From a home near the corner of Shoup and Vollmer roads. By Heather Jenness

By Bernadette Hair

Photo taken from Flying W Ranch Road in Mountain Shadows in west Colorado Springs. By Victoria Young

Photo taken from 8th Street in Colorado Springs. By Lee Bowers

By Bernadette Hair

As seen from Gleneagle. By Jamie Ahlgrimm

A house is engulfed in flames by The Black Forest fire near Colorado Springs, Colorado on Tuesday, June 11, 2013. (Screen grab via 7NEWS Denver)

The Black Forest fire near Colorado Springs, Colorado on Tuesday, June 11, 2013. (Screen grab via 7NEWS Denver)

By Bryan Rasmussen

A reader submitted this photo on her drive home to Dublin and Powers Boulevards. By Hilaymy Amaya

Black forest fire as seen from Cumbers Road north of Peyton. By Derrick Campbell

The view looking north toward Downtown Colorado Springs and the fire burning in Black Forest Tuesday, June 11, 2013. Photo by Mark Reis, The Gazette

Photo taken from Pine Creek Golf Course by Michael Nikovits. Building is Pine Creek High School. By Michael Nikovits

Photo from Monument looking east towards the Black Forest fire. By Delia Tharnish

Motorist watch as the fire jumps Black Forest Road and moves east Tuesday afternoon, June 11, 2013. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)

Andrew Dunlap and his father Dave Dunlap, in truck, watch from Black Forest Road as the fire burns behind their house Tuesday afternoon, June 11, 2013. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)

A fire burns toward a home next to Black Forest Road Tuesday afternoon, June 11, 2013. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)

A resident sprays water on the roof of his home along Black Forest Road Tuesday afternoon, June 11, 2013. Minutes later the fire jumped the road to the south of his house. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)

Bill Moreau watches as the fire burns toward his house near Black Forest Road Tuesday afternoon, June 11, 2013. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)

Dave Dunlap watches from the bed of his truck as the fire crosses Black Forest Road near his home Tuesday afternoon, June 11, 2013. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)

The flames of the Black Forest Fire approach Black Forest Rd. as service vehicles line the top of the hill on Tuesday, June 11,2013. The Black Forest Fire(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

At Reckless Ranch on Burgess Rd., Norma Helliwell puts a halter on one of her horses to get it ready for her husband to return with the horse trailer. Her husband was evacuating some of their horses. Minutes later Helliwell was ordered to evacuate, because the fire was comng over the hill. She had to leave the horses behind. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

The Black Forest Fire(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

El Paso County Sheriff's Deputies direct evacuees at the corner of Black Forest Rd. and Burgess Rd. in Black Forest on Tuesday, June 11, 2013. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

At Reckless Ranch on Burgess Rd., Norma Helliwell puts a halter on one of her horses to get it ready for her husband to return with the horse trailer. Her husband was evacuating some of their horses. Minutes later Helliwell was ordered to evacuate, because the fire was comng over the hill. She had to leave the horses behind. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

El Paso County Sheriff's Deputy Dan Cukowski helps evacuee Linda Davies walk her livestock out from the evacuated area during the Black Forest Fire on Tuesday, June 11, 2013.(Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

At Reckless Ranch on Burgess Rd., Norma Helliwell puts a halter on one of her horses to get it ready for her husband to return with the horse trailer. Her husband was evacuating some of their horses. Minutes later Helliwell was ordered to evacuate, because the fire was comng over the hill. She had to leave the horses behind. (Jerilee Bennett/The Gazette)

The view of the Black Forest fire from Rockrimmon Tuesday, June 11, 2013. Photo by Katira Davis

Day turns to night as the sun shines through the smoke of a wildland fire in Black Forest Tuesday, June 11, 2013. About 3,600 people and 1,259 homes had been evacuated by 7:30 p.m. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)

A bomber flies through the smoke while fighting the wildland fire in Black Forest Tuesday, June 11, 2013. About 3,600 people and 1,259 homes had been evacuated by 7:30 p.m. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)

Day turns to night as the sun shines through the smoke of a wildland fire in Black Forest Tuesday, June 11, 2013. About 3,600 people and 1,259 homes had been evacuated by 7:30 p.m. (The Gazette, Christian Murdock)

A passenger took this photo of the Black Forest fire on a flight from Denver to Colorado Springs.

By Erick Todd

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - JUNE 11: A house is fully engulfed by the Black Forest Fire. A wild land fire started around 2:00 in the Black Forest northeast of Colorado Springs, CO on June 11, 2013. Homes have already burned and the wind is expected to continue through the afternoon. Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

The Black Forest fire burns east of Colorado Springs. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - JUNE 11: A home near Herring and Swan is engulfed in flames as the Black Forest fire burns east of Colorado Springs. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)