Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostNEDERLAND, CO - JULY 12: Nederland firefighter Bretlyn Schmidtmann, is overcome with emotion as she tries to find remnants such as a collar or tag of her St. Bernard Geno where she thought he might have been in the remains of her house on July 12, 2016 in Nederland, Colorado. Bretlyn and her husband Charlie lost everything in the Cold Springs Fire including their beloved St. Bernard Geno. A GoFundMe account has been set up to help the couple as they begin to rebuild their lives. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostNEDERLAND, CO - JULY 11: Hot shot crews put our hotspots along Ridge Road as the Cold Springs Fire continues to burn northeast of Nederland on July 11, 2016 in Nederland, Colorado. Officials say there is currently 0% containment and the fire stands at 606 acres. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostThe Cold Springs Fire continues to burn near the town of Nederland, July 11, 2016. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostNEDERLAND, CO - JULY 11: Nederland firefighter and resident Bretyln Schmidtmann holds her dog Clyde after a community briefing at the Nederland High School on July 11, 2016 in Nederland, Colorado. Bretlyn and her husband Charlie lost their home and possibly their second dog Geno in the Cold Springs Fire. Clyde somehow escaped the house and survived before the house burned to the ground. Charlie found the dog walking in the woods.(Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Andy Cross, The Denver PostJennifer Sharp, left, and her husband Kevin Sharp, right, get consoled by their good friend Thomas Parker, center, after all watched the Cold Springs Fire rage out of control in an area that the Sharp's home is located July 10, 2016. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
Andy Cross, The Denver PostA helicopter approaches Barker Dam to pick up water to fight the Cold Springs Fire July 10, 2016.
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostNEDERLAND, CO - JULY 11: The Cold Springs Fire continues to burn near the town of Nederland, July 11, 2016. Crews brace for another breezy day despite cooler temperatures. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Andy Cross,The Denver PostTrees crown on a ridge near the town of Nederland during the Cold Springs Fire July 10, 2016. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
RJ Sangosti, The Denver PostThe Cold Springs Fire continues to burn near the town of Nederland, July 11, 2016. Crews brace for another breezy day despite cooler temperatures. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
Andy Cross, The Denver PostFolks gather along highway 119 just above to the town of Nederland to get a view of the Cold Springs Fire July 10, 2016. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
Andy Cross,The Denver PostNederland residents Dani Dillon, left, her boyfriend Wayne Rousseau, and their neighbor Dennis Conroy watch helicopters and tankers battle the Cold Springs Fire over their neighborhood near Highway 119 July 10, 2016. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
Andy Cross, The Denver PostA Chinook helicopter heads back to Barker Dam to get more water as a few trees burn on a ridge near the town Nederland during the Cold Springs Fire July 10, 2016. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
Andy Cross, The Denver PostA slurry bomber make a drop along a ridge near highway 119 in Nederland fighting the Cold Springs Fire July 10, 2016.
Andy Cross, The Denver PostNederland resident Adam Jones takes pictures of an incoming helicopter as an Army Chinook helicopter dips into Barker Dam picking up water to fight the Cold Springs Fire July 10, 2016. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostA helicopter drops water on the Cold Springs fire northeast of Nederland on July 10.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostEvacuee Andy Watt is grateful that he got his cat Sophie out of his house before having to evacuate from Ridge Road because of the Cold Springs Fire on July 10, 2016 in Nederland, Colorado. The Cold Springs fire has more than doubled in size since it began yesterday. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Photo by Andy Cross, The Denver PostNederland residents look over a fire incident map in the gymnasium of the Nederland Middle/High School during a community meeting to get information on the Cold Springs Fire July 10, 2016. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostWildland Firefighters check on a house and it's distance away from the Cold Springs Fire as it continues to burn northeast of Nederland on July 10, 2016 in Nederland, Colorado. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostThe Cold Springs Fire explodes along a ridge line as it continues to burn northeast of Nederland on July 10, 2016 in Nederland, Colorado. The Cold Springs fire has more than doubled in size since it began yesterday. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostHelicopters and planes drop water and retardant on the Cold Springs fire northeast of Nederland on July 10.
Andy Cross, The Denver PostBryon Lawrence looks through a window from the Nederland High School gym to check on the Cold Springs Fire July 09, 2016. Lawrence had to evacuate his house and didn't know the status of his home at the time.
Andy Cross, The Denver PostA firefighter works the Cold Springs Fire near highway 119 on the outskirts of the town of Nederland July 09, 2016.
Andy Cross, The Denver PostFolks spray down the roof a house near away 119 and Hurricane Hill Drive as the Cold Springs Fire continues near the town of Nederland July 09, 2016.
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostNEDERLAND, CO - JULY 12: Nederland firefighter Bretlyn Schmidtmann looks at two rings that had been inside of a fireproof safe, in the remains of her house on July 12, 2016 in Nederland, Colorado. Charlie and his wife Bretlyn lost everything in the Cold Springs Fire including their beloved St. Bernard Geno. A GoFundMe account has been set up to help the couple as they begin to rebuild their lives. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostNEDERLAND, CO - JULY 12: Nederland firefighter Bretlyn Schmidtmann tries to find remnants such as a collar or tag of her St. Bernard Geno where she thought he might have been in the remains of her house on July 12, 2016 in Nederland, Colorado. Bretlyn and her husband Charlie lost everything in the Cold Springs Fire including their beloved St. Bernard Geno. A GoFundMe account has been set up to help the couple as they begin to rebuild their lives. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
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NEDERLAND, CO - JULY 12: Nederland firefighter Bretlyn Schmidtmann, is overcome with emotion as she tries to find remnants such as a collar or tag of her St. Bernard Geno where she thought he might have been in the remains of her house on July 12, 2016 in Nederland, Colorado. Bretlyn and her husband Charlie lost everything in the Cold Springs Fire including their beloved St. Bernard Geno. A GoFundMe account has been set up to help the couple as they begin to rebuild their lives. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
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