Firefighters gather for a morning briefing to beat back the blazes near Fort Collins, Colo., in this undated June, 2012, photo.
A firefighting K-MAX helicopter fills its bucket from a pond on June 8, 2012 near Durango, Colo.
Fire builds in a valley near Sand Creek, on June 18, 2012.
Another look at the Little Sand Fire near Durango, Colo. on June 20, 2012.
A tree gets torched in the High Park Fire near Fort Collins, Colo. in this undated photo from June, 2012.
Smoke rises high above the Little Sand fire in this undated June, 2012, photo.
Firefighters discuss their approach to tackling the High Park Fire on June 9, 2012.
View of a smoke plume from a commercial airliner on June 8, 2012.
Firefighters turn over a burning log to dissipate heat, while fighting the Little Sand fire on May 28, 2012.
Backing fires in the south rim of the Piedra River, which were set to remove undergrowth in a controlled manner and hopefully stop the wildfire, once it arrives. Taken May 28, 2012, near the Little Sand fire.
The High Park Fire Burns on June 10. It's been the costliest fire in Colorado history. It has already cost more than $31.5 million to put the fires out, and 2.2 million gallons (8.3 million liters) of water have been dropped on the fire, according to InciWeb.
A helicopter wets down foliage near the High Park fire to give firefighters some cover on June 9, 2012.
Fire spreading between trees in the Little Sand fire on June 16. Dry, dead wood from recent drought allows this to happen.
Firefighters battle the High Park fire on June 9, 2012.
Smoke rises above a lake in the Little Sand fire near Durango, Colo. on May 28, 2012.
Brush burns in the Poco fire on June 14, 2012.
orning after the Hill Fire, on June 24, 2012, in Los Padres National Forest near Goleta, Calif.
