Colorado Wildfire Blazes Through Canyon

September 12: Campbell Kujawa-Black, 6, and Dawson Cross, 8, watch a fire burn at sunset, near the Bison Visitor Center west of Loveland, Colo. (AP) (AP)

September 12: Houses are shrouded in smoke as the wildfire continues to burn near Flatiron Reservoir west of Loveland, Colo. (AP) (AP)

September 12: A door bell on a gate post was the only thing that survived a wildfire burning west of Boulder, Colo. Some homeowners were allowed to return to their property on Sunday for the first time since the fire began on Labor Day. (AP) (AP)

September 11: This is what is left of a home destroyed by the Fourmile Canyon fire is seen in Gold Hill, west of Boulder, Colo. (AP) (AP)

September 11: A fire truck drives past a home destroyed by the Fourmile Canyon fire in Sunshine Canyon, west of Boulder, Colo. (AP) (AP)

September 11: A car destroyed by the Fourmile Canyon fire is seen in Sunshine Canyon, west of Boulder, Colo. Fire managers are confident they've stopped a wildfire burning in the Colorado foothills from spreading, but people who live in the blaze's path still didn't know Saturday when they would be able to return to their homes or what remains of them. (AP) (AP)

An old pickup truck near the Boulder Reservoir with a "Thank You Firefighters" sign sits near the Four Mile Fire Command Center in Boulder County, CO.

September 9: The ash and dust begin to settle after the wildfire moved through Boulder, Colo. Since the fires began Monday, over 150 homes have been destroyed. (AP)

September 9: Charred ground and trees surround a home that survived the wildfire that moved through Boulder, Colo. Over 150 homes have been destroyed by fires since Monday.  (AP)

September 9: Fire fighters from Rosewood, N.D. remove fire old wood and debris from around a home near the Colorado wildfires area in Boulder, Colo. (AP) (AP)

September 9: Residents of Boulder, Colo., do not have much to go back to as most of their property including cars and houses have been destroyed. (AP) (AP)

September 9: Helicopters fighting the Colorado Wildfires, filled up with water at Wonderland Lake in the city of Boulder, Colo.  Winds reached 60 mph on Thursday and forced authorities to call off plans for residents to return to their homes. (AP) (AP/Daily Camera)

September 9: Tents are provided for firefighters at their fire camp at Boulder Reservoir where they continue to battle the wildfire burning west of Boulder, Colo. (AP) (AP)

Sept. 8, 2010: Eighth-graders from Shining Mountain Waldorf School watch a helicopter take off after loading up with water at Wonderland Lake in order to work a wildfire outside of Boulder, Colo. (AP)

Sept. 8, 2010: A home destroyed by a wildfire is shown in an aerial photo over Boulder, Colo. (AP)

Sept. 7, 2010: Authorities say the 7,100-acre fire in the foothills west of Boulder isn't contained at all. At least 300 firefighters are fighting the fire. (AP)

Sept. 7, 2010: Aircraft drops fire retardant ahead of flames near Sunshine Canyon, in Boulder County, Colo. Authorities say the 7,100-acre fire in the foothills west of Boulder isn't contained at all. (AP)

Sept. 6: Smoke fills the sky in the mountains between Four Mile Canyon and Left Hand Canyon. The fire broke out Monday in Four Mile Canyon northwest of Boulder. The cause isn't known and no size estimate is available. Authorities say they don't know how many and what type of structures were destroyed. The number of homes in the evacuation area wasn't immediately available. (AP)

Sept. 6: A smoke plume appears above the town of Boulder, Colo. The wildfire in the foothills northwest of Boulder sent a huge cloud of smoke into the sky, but no injuries have been reported. The fire broke out Monday in Four Mile Canyon. (AP)

Sept. 6: Spectators watch as a fire burns in 4-Mile Canyon near Boulder, Colo. from a scenic viewing area. The fire broke out Monday in Four Mile Canyon northwest of Boulder. The cause isn't known and no size estimate is available. Authorities say they don't know how many and what type of structures were destroyed. (AP)

Sept. 6: Kurt Rieder, in white hat, with his 9 year old daughter Lily watch the smoke plume from a wildland fire burning in the Four Mile Canyon area just west of Boulder Colo. High winds pushed the smoke and ash eastward over the Colorado plains. (AP)

Sept. 6: A smoke plume appears above the town of Boulder, Colo. The wildfire in the foothills northwest of Boulder sent a huge cloud of smoke into the sky, but no injuries have been reported. The fire broke out Monday in Four Mile Canyon. (AP)

Sept. 6: Spectators watch as a fire burns in 4-Mile Canyon near Boulder, Colo. from a scenic viewing area. The fire broke out Monday in Four Mile Canyon northwest of Boulder. The cause isn't known and no size estimate is available. Authorities say they don't know how many and what type of structures were destroyed. (AP)

Sept. 6: Kurt Rieder, in white hat, with his 9 year old daughter Lily watch the smoke plume from a wildland fire burning in the Four Mile Canyon area just west of Boulder Colo. High winds pushed the smoke and ash eastward over the Colorado plains. (AP)