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Wildfires in northern Colorado

P. SOLOMON BANDAAssociated Press Published: June 19, 2012 12:57AM

Charlotte Frank, 8, throws a paper airplane near Hughes Stadium as the High Park Fire burns west of Fort Collins, Colo., on Sunday, June 17, 2012. Crews are facing powerful winds as they battle the blaze that has scorched about 86 square miles of mountainous forest land and destroyed at least 181 homes, the most in state history. (AP Photo/The Denver Post, AAron Ontiveroz) MAGS OUT; TV OUT

Charlotte Frank, 8, throws a paper airplane near Hughes Stadium as the High Park Fire burns west of Fort Collins, Colo., on Sunday, June 17, 2012. Crews are facing powerful winds as they battle the blaze that has scorched about 86 square miles of mountainous forest land and destroyed at least 181 homes, the most in state history. (AP Photo/The Denver Post, AAron Ontiveroz) MAGS OUT; TV OUT

Charlotte Frank, 8, throws a paper airplane near Hughes Stadium as the High Park Fire burns west of Fort Collins, Colo., on Sunday, June 17, 2012. Crews are facing powerful winds as they battle the blaze that has scorched about 86 square miles of mountainous forest land and destroyed at least 181 homes, the most in state history. (AP Photo/The Denver Post, AAron Ontiveroz) MAGS OUT; TV OUT An evacuated homeowner guides a pickup truck and trailer filled with horses off Deer Meadow Way east of Red Feather Lakes, Colo., on Sunday, June 17, 2012, as a stubborn wildfire continues to burn in northern Colorado. Strong winds are fanning the blaze that has destroyed at least 181 homes, the most in the state's history. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Members of the Colorado National Guard join Larimer County, Colo., Sheriff's Department deputies in blocking access to Deer Meadow Way as residents are evacuated from the subdivision east of Red Feather Lakes, Colo., on Sunday, June 17, 2012, as a stubborn wildfire continues to burn in northern Colorado. Strong winds are fanning the blaze that has destroyed at least 181 homes, the most in the state's history. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) A piece of farm equipment sits in a burned field, after the High Park wildfire came through, near Bellvue, Colo., on Monday, June 18, 2012. The wildfire has burned over 180 homes. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski) Golfers walk across the course and Link-N-Greens Golf Course in Fort Collins, Colo., as smoke rolls in from the High Park Fire on Sunday, June 17, 2012. Crews are facing powerful winds as they battle the blaze that has scorched about 86 square miles of mountainous forest land and destroyed at least 181 homes, the most in state history. (AP Photo/The Denver Post, AAron Ontiveroz) MAGS OUT; TV OUT Clouds of smoke billow in the background as a Larimer County, Colo., Sheriff's Department deputy directs an evacuated homeowner off Deer Meadow Way east of Red Feather Lakes, Colo., on Sunday, June 17, 2012, as a stubborn wildfire continues to burn in northern Colorado. Strong winds are fanning the blaze that has destroyed at least 181 homes, the most in the state's history. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Homeowners drive along Deer Meadow Way under the watch of Colorado National Guard members as they are evacuated from a subdivision east of Red Feather Lakes, Colo., on Sunday, June 17, 2012, as the High Park Fire continues to burn in northern Colorado. Strong winds are fanning the blaze that has destroyed at least 181 homes, the most in the state's history. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Charlotte Frank, 8, throws a paper airplane near Hughes Stadium as the High Park Fire burns west of Fort Collins, Colo., on Sunday, June 17, 2012. Crews are facing powerful winds as they battle the blaze that has scorched about 86 square miles of mountainous forest land and destroyed at least 181 homes, the most in state history. (AP Photo/The Denver Post, AAron Ontiveroz) MAGS OUT; TV OUT A piece of farm equipment sits in a burned field, after the High Park wildfire came through, near Bellvue, Colo., on Monday, June 18, 2012. The wildfire has burned over 180 homes. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski) Emergency personnel help evacuees on Deer Meadow Way as smoke rises from the High Park Fire east of Red Feather Lakes, Colo., on Sunday, June 17, 2012. Strong winds are fanning the blaze that has destroyed at least 181 homes, the most in the state's history. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) An evacuated homeowner guides a pickup truck and trailer filled with horses off Deer Meadow Way east of Red Feather Lakes, Colo., on Sunday, June 17, 2012, as a stubborn wildfire continues to burn in northern Colorado. Strong winds are fanning the blaze that has destroyed at least 181 homes, the most in the state's history. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) A sign thanking firefighters is attached to a fence of a home that was surrounded by fire on the High Park wildfire near Bellvue, Colo., on Monday, June 18, 2012. The wildfire has burned over 180 homes. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski) Residents of nearby subdivisions sit in their vehicles and look on as heavy smoke billows off the ridges east of Red Feather Lakes, Colo., on Sunday, June 17, 2012, as a stubborn wildfire continues to burn in northern Colorado. Strong winds are fanning the blaze that has destroyed at least 181 homes, the most in the state's history. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Larimer County, Colo., Sheriff's Department deputies stop a motorist from entering a subdivision on Deer Meadow Way east of Red Feather Lakes, Colo., on Sunday, June 17, 2012, as the High Park Fire continues to burn in northern Colorado. Strong winds are fanning the blaze that has destroyed at least 181 homes, the most in the state's history. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Smoke rises from the High Park Fire east of Red Feather Lakes, Colo., on Sunday, June 17, 2012, as the wildfire continues to burn in northern Colorado. Strong winds are fanning the blaze that has destroyed at least 181 homes, the most in the state's history. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Motorists drive south on I-25 as smoke fills the sky near Fort Collins, Colo., from the High Park Fire on Sunday, June 17, 2012. Crews are facing powerful winds as they battle the blaze that has scorched about 86 square miles of mountainous forest land and destroyed at least 181 homes, the most in state history. (AP Photo/The Denver Post, AAron Ontiveroz) MAGS OUT; TV OUT Smoke from the Springer Fire rises near Lake George, Colo. Monday, June 18, 2012. (AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette, Susannah Kay) A driver struggles to guide a sedan down Riverside Drive in Fort Collins, Colo., on Sunday, June 17, 2012, as a smoke envelopes the city while a stubborn wildfire continues to burn in northern Colorado. Strong winds are fanning the blaze that has destroyed at least 181 homes, the most in the state's history. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) A Colorado National Guard member holds on to his hat as high winds hit east of Red Feather Lakes, Colo., on Sunday, June 17, 2012, as a stubborn wildfire continues to burn in northern Colorado. Strong winds are fanning the blaze that has destroyed at least 181 homes, the most in the state's history. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Members of the Colorado National Guard join Larimer County, Colo., Sheriff's Department deputies in blocking access to Deer Meadow Way as residents are evacuated from the subdivision east of Red Feather Lakes, Colo., on Sunday, June 17, 2012, as a stubborn wildfire continues to burn in northern Colorado. Strong winds are fanning the blaze that has destroyed at least 181 homes, the most in the state's history. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) A house is surrounded by burned grass as a result of the High Park wildfire near Bellvue, Colo., on Monday, June 18, 2012. The wildfire has burned over 180 homes. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski) A fence post is burned in two from the the High Park wildfire, near Bellvue, Colo., on Monday, June 18, 2012. The wildfire has burned over 180 homes. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski) A sign thanking firefighters is attached to a fence of a home that was surrounded by the High Park wildfire near Bellvue, Colo., on Monday, June 18, 2012. The fire has now burned about 90 square miles and destroyed more than 180 homes. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski) An evacuated homeowner guides a pickup truck and trailer filled with horses off Deer Meadow Way east of Red Feather Lakes, Colo., on Sunday, June 17, 2012, as a stubborn wildfire continues to burn in northern Colorado. Strong winds are fanning the blaze that has destroyed at least 181 homes, the most in the state's history. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Charlotte Frank, 8, throws a paper airplane near Hughes Stadium as the High Park Fire burns west of Fort Collins, Colo., on Sunday, June 17, 2012. Crews are facing powerful winds as they battle the blaze that has scorched about 86 square miles of mountainous forest land and destroyed at least 181 homes, the most in state history. (AP Photo/The Denver Post, AAron Ontiveroz) MAGS OUT; TV OUT Golfers walk across the course and Link-N-Greens Golf Course in Fort Collins, Colo., as smoke rolls in from the High Park Fire on Sunday, June 17, 2012. Crews are facing powerful winds as they battle the blaze that has scorched about 86 square miles of mountainous forest land and destroyed at least 181 homes, the most in state history. (AP Photo/The Denver Post, AAron Ontiveroz) MAGS OUT; TV OUT Smoke from the Springer Fire rises near Lake George, Colo. Monday, June 18, 2012. (AP Photo/The Colorado Springs Gazette, Susannah Kay) Homeowners drive along Deer Meadow Way under the watch of Colorado National Guard members as they are evacuated from a subdivision east of Red Feather Lakes, Colo., on Sunday, June 17, 2012, as the High Park Fire continues to burn in northern Colorado. Strong winds are fanning the blaze that has destroyed at least 181 homes, the most in the state's history. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Clouds of smoke billow in the background as a Larimer County, Colo., Sheriff's Department deputy directs an evacuated homeowner off Deer Meadow Way east of Red Feather Lakes, Colo., on Sunday, June 17, 2012, as a stubborn wildfire continues to burn in northern Colorado. Strong winds are fanning the blaze that has destroyed at least 181 homes, the most in the state's history. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Members of the Colorado National Guard join Larimer County, Colo., Sheriff's Department deputies in blocking access to Deer Meadow Way as residents are evacuated from the subdivision east of Red Feather Lakes, Colo., on Sunday, June 17, 2012, as a stubborn wildfire continues to burn in northern Colorado. Strong winds are fanning the blaze that has destroyed at least 181 homes, the most in the state's history. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Larimer County, Colo., Sheriff's Department deputies stop a motorist from entering a subdivision on Deer Meadow Way east of Red Feather Lakes, Colo., on Sunday, June 17, 2012, as the High Park Fire continues to burn in northern Colorado. Strong winds are fanning the blaze that has destroyed at least 181 homes, the most in the state's history. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) A house is surrounded by burned grass as a result of the High Park wildfire near Bellvue, Colo., on Monday, June 18, 2012. The wildfire has burned over 180 homes. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski) A piece of farm equipment sits in a burned field, after the High Park wildfire came through, near Bellvue, Colo., on Monday, June 18, 2012. The wildfire has burned over 180 homes. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski) Smoke rises from the High Park Fire east of Red Feather Lakes, Colo., on Sunday, June 17, 2012, as the wildfire continues to burn in northern Colorado. Strong winds are fanning the blaze that has destroyed at least 181 homes, the most in the state's history. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Residents of nearby subdivisions sit in their vehicles and look on as heavy smoke billows off the ridges east of Red Feather Lakes, Colo., on Sunday, June 17, 2012, as a stubborn wildfire continues to burn in northern Colorado. Strong winds are fanning the blaze that has destroyed at least 181 homes, the most in the state's history. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) A Colorado National Guard member holds on to his hat as high winds hit east of Red Feather Lakes, Colo., on Sunday, June 17, 2012, as a stubborn wildfire continues to burn in northern Colorado. Strong winds are fanning the blaze that has destroyed at least 181 homes, the most in the state's history. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Motorists drive south on I-25 as smoke fills the sky near Fort Collins, Colo., from the High Park Fire on Sunday, June 17, 2012. Crews are facing powerful winds as they battle the blaze that has scorched about 86 square miles of mountainous forest land and destroyed at least 181 homes, the most in state history. (AP Photo/The Denver Post, AAron Ontiveroz) MAGS OUT; TV OUT A fence post is burned in two from the the High Park wildfire, near Bellvue, Colo., on Monday, June 18, 2012. The wildfire has burned over 180 homes. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski) A sign thanking firefighters is attached to a fence of a home that was surrounded by the High Park wildfire near Bellvue, Colo., on Monday, June 18, 2012. The fire has now burned about 90 square miles and destroyed more than 180 homes. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski) A sign thanking firefighters is attached to a fence of a home that was surrounded by fire on the High Park wildfire near Bellvue, Colo., on Monday, June 18, 2012. The wildfire has burned over 180 homes. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski) A driver struggles to guide a sedan down Riverside Drive in Fort Collins, Colo., on Sunday, June 17, 2012, as a smoke envelopes the city while a stubborn wildfire continues to burn in northern Colorado. Strong winds are fanning the blaze that has destroyed at least 181 homes, the most in the state's history. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Emergency personnel help evacuees on Deer Meadow Way as smoke rises from the High Park Fire east of Red Feather Lakes, Colo., on Sunday, June 17, 2012. Strong winds are fanning the blaze that has destroyed at least 181 homes, the most in the state's history. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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