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PHOTOS: Colorado wildfires burn across Front Range

A CL 415 Scooper, top, drops water on the Quarry fire as a Firehawk helicopter maneuvers for a water drop in Jefferson County on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Firefighter Jack Pemberton refills a firetruck before returning back up Stone Canyon Road to continue fighting the Stone Canyon fire near Lyons on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)

A view from a ridge near Lyons Middle Senior High School shows how close the Stone Canyon fire got to nearby neighborhoods in Lyons, as seen on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)

People watch while crews work in Ken Caryl as the Quarry fire burns near Littleton on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

Firefighters try to quell flames near a home being threatened by the Stone Canyon fire near Lyons on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)

A home off of Stone Canyon Road appears almost entirely burned down from the Stone Canyon fire near Lyons on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)

Stratmoor Hills Fire Protection engine boss John Ortiz, watches as helicopters pass by to drop water on the Alexander Mountain fire near Loveland on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. The engine was providing structure protection on the fire. At right is Hygiene Fire Protection District firefighter Jen Sampson. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

As beachgoers float in the water, an air tanker skims the waters of Chatfield Reservoir while refilling for the aerial fight against the Quarry fire in Jefferson County just west of Chatfield Reservoir on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)

Jefferson County officials block a road in Ken Caryl as the Quarry fire burns near Littleton on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

Boulder County sheriff's Sgt. Cody Sears talks to Carmen Roberts about her decision to remain in her home and not evacuate despite the nearby Stone Canyon fire near Lyons on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)

Kate Newell embraces her son Adam after an evacuation order was lifted for their home in Lyons on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. Their home was a quarter mile away from where the fire was suppressed off of Stone Canyon Road. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)

A CH-47D Chinook helicopter ripples the water with its rotor blades, creating a rainbow as it reloads with water at Green Ridge Glade Reservoir, while another helicopter passes in the background to help fight the Alexander Mountain fire west of Loveland on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)

Evan Mann puts essentials into the car as he and his wife, Deborah, pack up their house as they evacuate from the Alexander Mountain fire west of Loveland on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. Their house off of County Road 27 was roughly a mile from the closest portion of the fire. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)

Denver Fire Department probationary firefighter, John Pham from Station #3, prepares his gear at Dakota Ridge High School as part of Denver Fire’s Type One Engine Strike team for possible structure protection for the Quarry Fire in Jefferson County on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. Five DFD Type One Engines were on hand to help out. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

A pilot mans a CH-47D Chinook helicopter, maneuvering it into place to suck up water from the Green Ridge Glade Reservoir before dumping it on the Alexander Mountain fire west of Loveland on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)

A fire fighting helicopter looks for the ideal zone to drop water on the Quarry Fire in Jefferson County on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/ The Denver Post)

People walk along Southshore Parkway in Loveland on Monday, July 29, 2024. The view of the Alexander Mountain fire is seen in the background. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)

In Jefferson County the Quarry fire burns near Deer Creek Canyon forcing evacuations early in the morning on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)

Todd Buseman, 22, stands next to his car to watch helicopters reload from the Green Ridge Glade Reservoir as smoke rises from the Alexander Mountain fire west of Loveland, Colorado on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)

A helicopter heads back to take water out of Green Ridge Glade Reservoir as they help battle the Alexander Mountain Fire west of Loveland on July 30, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

The sun peeks through the thick smoke as an entire hill burns as part of the Alexander Mountain fire west of Loveland, Colorado on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)

A tattered American flag blows in the wind along Glade Road west of Loveland on July 30, 2024. The Alexander Mountain Fire continues to burn in the background consuming over 5000 acres as of Tuesday night. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

A 263 AeroFlite Scooper, top, takes off after skimming water off of Chatfield Reservoir while a Firehawk helicopter siphons water both fighting the Quarry Fire in Jefferson County, Colorado Thursday, Aug. 01, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Bystanders watch the Quarry fire near the South Valley Park in Ken Caryl on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Smoke rises from the Stone Canyon fire near Lyons on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Denver Fire Department crews conduct a strategy meeting at Dakota Ridge High School as part of Denver Fire’s Type One Engine Strike team for possible structure protection around the Quarry Fire in Jefferson County, Colorado, Wednesday, July 31, 2024. Five DFD Type One Engines were on hand to help out. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

David Glover, left, and his wife Taylor pack for evacuation in Lyons on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

A large helicopter flies over the Alexander Mountain Fire burning west of Loveland on July 30, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Lizzy Mann, 8, eats a popsicle while watching the Alexander Mountain fire from her grandparents house off of Glade Road west of Loveland on July 30, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

A single engine air tanker drops retardant on the Stone Canyon fire near Lyons on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)

Firefighters work on fighting the Alexander Mountain fire near Sylvan Dale Ranch that continues to burn west of Loveland on July 30, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Boulder County sheriff's Sgt. Cody Sears radios to incident command about evacuees while two horses stand on the side of their pasture furthest from the Stone Canyon fire near Lyons on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)

Andrea Maxwell with the Larimer County Sheriff’s Posse heads to her vehicle while keeping watchful eyes the Alexander Mountain Fire burning west of Loveland near Loveland, Colorado on July 29, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Wranglers from Sylvan Dale Ranch round up some of their 80+ horses to put them on trailers to take them to safety away from the Alexander Mountain fire burning west of Loveland on July 29, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Nate Brown holds open the trailer window as Sierra Moore ties a horse to the trailer as they prepare to evacuate their horses to avoid the nearby Alexander Mountain fire west of Loveland, Colorado on Monday, July 29, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)

Colorado Governor Jared Polis, at podium, addresses members of the media during a press conference outside of Loveland Fire Department Station 7 in Loveland, Colorado on July 31, 2024. Polis and other public safety leaders provided a fire response update on the Alexander Mountain Fire. The governor discussed the state of support for the fire response as well as wildfire mitigation efforts in the area to protect Colorado communities. Others in attendance included Boulder County Sheriff Curtis Johnson, Colorado Public Safety Director Stan Hilkey, Colorado congressman Joe Neguse, Loveland Fire Rescue Authority Fire Chief Tim Sendelbach, Larimer County Sheriff John Feyen, and U.S. Forest Service Regional Forester Troy Heithecker. The fire has burned at 6781 acres so far. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

A Heavy Lift Helicopters Boeing MH-47-D flies past a bald eagle prior to siphoning water from Chatfield Reservoir while refilling for the aerial fire fight against the Quarry Fire in Jefferson County just west of Chatfield Reservoir on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)

Helicopters fill up water at Green Ridge Glade Reservoir to drop on the Alexander Mountain fire burning west of Loveland on Monday, July 29, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

Quarry fire evacuee John Banks answers a phone call from the evacuation center at Dakota Ridge High School in Jefferson County on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. Banks and his wife and cat had to evacuate from the Watson Gulch area early Wednesday morning. (Photo by Andy Cross/ The Denver Post)

Carter, left, and Shawn Gregg bring their iguana back into their home in Lyons, Colorado on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. Their home was a quarter mile away from where the fire was suppressed off of Stone Canyon Road, seen in the background. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)

Firefighters douse flames with water near a home being threatened by the Stone Canyon fire as a helicopter flies overhead preparing to dump water on the fire near Lyons on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)

Firefighters douse flames with water near a home being threatened by the Stone Canyon Fire near Lyons on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)

Deborah Mann, left, and her son, Basil Mann, 6, on his small ATV, try to stay cool eating popsicles at the home of Mann’s parents while the Alexander Mountain fire continues to burn in the foothills west of their home off of Glade Road near Loveland on July 30, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

A line of red slurry appears to have protected the left hand side of the landscape from the Stone Canyon Fire near Lyons, Colorado on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)

A horse grazes while smoke rises from the Stone Canyon Fire near Lyons, Colorado on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)

A sprinkler sprays water onto a field as a massive plume of smoke from the Alexander Mountain fire rises into the air west of Loveland, Colorado on Monday, July 29, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)

The sun is obscured by dark smoke from the Alexander Mountain Fire burning west of Loveland on July 30, 2024. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)