Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostKori Teper and her new husband David didn't let the Peak 2 Fire, seen in the distance, get in the way of getting their wedding photos taken on the top of Swan Mountain Road on July 5, 2017 in Breckenridge. The two had just gotten married but were evacuated from where they were staying. The fire, which started shortly after noon, resulted in a mandatory evacuation for the Peak 7 neighborhood and an evacuation standby order for roughly 40 homes in the Gold Hill neighborhood. A shift in the wind is pushing the wildfire north and slowing its climb up the mountain. Eight smokejumpers and a local firefighting crew are on scene. An air attack is underway with a tanker dropping flame retardant and a helicopter conducting bucket drops. The fire broke out in the Gold Hill Trail area near Breckenridge.
Jack Queen, Summit Daily NewsFlames rise above the trees as a wildfire burns near Breckenridge, Colo., on Wednesday, July 5, 2017. The fire was reported midday Wednesday and is burning in the White River National Forest.- Hugh Carey, Summit Daily NewsA wildfire burns near Breckenridge, Colo., on Wednesday, July 5, 2017. The fire was reported midday Wednesday and is burning in the White River National Forest.
- Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostAmy Noraka, holding daughter Sage, 3, left, and her husband Chris Noraka, with son Tyler, 6, watch as helicopters dump water on the Peak 2 fire on July 5, 2017 in Breckenridge. The fire, which started shortly after noon, resulted in a mandatory evacuation for the Peak 7 neighborhood and an evacuation standby order for roughly 40 homes in the Gold Hill neighborhood. A shift in the wind is pushing the wildfire north and slowing its climb up the mountain. Eight smokejumpers and a local firefighting crew are on scene. An air attack is underway with a tanker dropping flame retardant and a helicopter conducting bucket drops. The fire broke out in the Gold Hill Trail area near Breckenridge.
- Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostConcerned residents look at the Peak 2 fire from the top of Swan Mountain Road on July 5, 2017 in Breckenridge. The fire, which started shortly after noon, resulted in a mandatory evacuation for the Peak 7 neighborhood and an evacuation standby order for roughly 40 homes in the Gold Hill neighborhood. A shift in the wind is pushing the wildfire north and slowing its climb up the mountain. Eight smokejumpers and a local firefighting crew are on scene. An air attack is underway with a tanker dropping flame retardant and a helicopter conducting bucket drops. The fire broke out in the Gold Hill Trail area near Breckenridge.
- David Kish, Special to The Denver PostThe Breckenridge Fire as seen in the early afternoon on July 5, 2017.
- Hugh Carey, Summit Daily NewsA wildfire burns near Breckenridge on Wednesday, July 5, 2017.
- Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostDeAnn Brogan, right, and her husband Phil, middle and son Josh, from Fairplay, watch as helicopters dump water on the Peak 2 fire on July 5, 2017 in Breckenridge. The fire, which started shortly after noon, resulted in a mandatory evacuation for the Peak 7 neighborhood and an evacuation standby order for roughly 40 homes in the Gold Hill neighborhood. A shift in the wind is pushing the wildfire north and slowing its climb up the mountain. Eight smokejumpers and a local firefighting crew are on scene. An air attack is underway with a tanker dropping flame retardant and a helicopter conducting bucket drops. The fire broke out in the Gold Hill Trail area near Breckenridge.
- Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostBrian Pence uses binoculars to watch the Peak 2 fire from the top of Swan Mountain Road on July 5, 2017 in Breckenridge. The fire, which started shortly after noon, resulted in a mandatory evacuation for the Peak 7 neighborhood and an evacuation standby order for roughly 40 homes in the Gold Hill neighborhood. A shift in the wind is pushing the wildfire north and slowing its climb up the mountain. Eight smokejumpers and a local firefighting crew are on scene. An air attack is underway with a tanker dropping flame retardant and a helicopter conducting bucket drops. The fire broke out in the Gold Hill Trail area near Breckenridge.
- Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostConcerned residents look at the Peak 2 fire from the top of Swan Mountain Road on July 5, 2017 in Breckenridge.
- Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostBrian Pence uses binoculars to watch the Peak 2 fire from the top of Swan Mountain Road on July 5, 2017 in Breckenridge. The fire, which started shortly after noon, resulted in a mandatory evacuation for the Peak 7 neighborhood and an evacuation standby order for roughly 40 homes in the Gold Hill neighborhood. A shift in the wind is pushing the wildfire north and slowing its climb up the mountain. Eight smokejumpers and a local firefighting crew are on scene. An air attack is underway with a tanker dropping flame retardant and a helicopter conducting bucket drops. The fire broke out in the Gold Hill Trail area near Breckenridge.
- Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostKori Teper and her new husband David didn't let the Peak 2 Fire, seen in the distance, get in the way of getting their wedding photos taken on the top of Swan Mountain Road on July 5, 2017 in Breckenridge.
- Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostFiretrucks arrive on scene to help fight the Peak 2 fire on July 5, 2017 in Breckenridge. The fire, which started shortly after noon, resulted in a mandatory evacuation for the Peak 7 neighborhood and an evacuation standby order for roughly 40 homes in the Gold Hill neighborhood. A shift in the wind is pushing the wildfire north and slowing its climb up the mountain. Eight smokejumpers and a local firefighting crew are on scene. An air attack is underway with a tanker dropping flame retardant and a helicopter conducting bucket drops. The fire broke out in the Gold Hill Trail area near Breckenridge.
- Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostAs the sun sets helicopters continue to make water dumps on the Peak 2 fire on July 5, 2017 in Breckenridge.
- Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostSummit County sheriff deputies SJ Hamit, middle, and Mike Schilling, talk to residents about access to the Peak 7 neighborhood on July 6, 2017 in Breckenridge. Fire officials are still concerned with possible flare ups with the Peak 2 Fire so evacuation orders for the Peak 7 neighborhood are still in place. The deputies are allowing residents back to their homes but are taking names in order to know who is coming in and out of the neighborhood. Pre-evacuations are still in order for the town of Breckenridge, Farmer's Korner, Silver Shekel and Gold Hill neighborhoods. Resources on the fire include 8 smoke jumpers, one 20-person hotshot crew, two 20-person Type II hand crews, 2 helicopters dropping buckets of water, and several engines patrolling structures in the Peak 7 neighborhood.
- Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostA moose nibbles on branches near a stream with her two young calves by her side in the Peak 7 neighborhood near the White River National Forest on July 6, 2017 in Breckenridge.
- Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostA helicopter makes water drops on the the Peak 2 fire as it continues to burn in the White River National Forest on July 6, 2017 between Breckenridge and Frisco. Fire officials are still concerned with possible flare ups so evacuation orders for the Peak 7 neighborhood are still in place and pre-evacuations are in order for the town of Breckenridge, Farmer's Korner, Silver Shekel and Gold Hill neighborhoods. Resources on the fire include 8 smoke jumpers, one 20-person hotshot crew, two 20-person Type II hand crews, 2 helicopters dropping buckets of water, and several engines patrolling structures in the Peak 7 neighborhood.
- Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostA fire engine makes it's way up a hill towards the Peak 2 fire as it continues to burn in the White River National Forest on July 6, 2017 between Breckenridge and Frisco. Fire officials are still concerned with possible flare ups so evacuation orders for the Peak 7 neighborhood are still in place and pre-evacuations are in order for the town of Breckenridge, Farmer's Korner, Silver Shekel and Gold Hill neighborhoods. Resources on the fire include 8 smoke jumpers, one 20-person hotshot crew, two 20-person Type II hand crews, 2 helicopters dropping buckets of water, and several engines patrolling structures in the Peak 7 neighborhood.
- Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostFire engines makes their way up a hill towards the Peak 2 fire as it continues to burn in the White River National Forest on July 6, 2017 between Breckenridge and Frisco. Fire officials are still concerned with possible flare ups so evacuation orders for the Peak 7 neighborhood are still in place and pre-evacuations are in order for the town of Breckenridge, Farmer's Korner, Silver Shekel and Gold Hill neighborhoods. Resources on the fire include 8 smoke jumpers, one 20-person hotshot crew, two 20-person Type II hand crews, 2 helicopters dropping buckets of water, and several engines patrolling structures in the Peak 7 neighborhood.
- Helen H. Richardson, The Denver PostSummit County sheriff deputy SJ Hamit, middle, talks to residents about access to the Peak 7 neighborhood on July 6, 2017 in Breckenridge. Fire officials are still concerned with possible flare ups with the Peak 2 Fire so evacuation orders for the Peak 7 neighborhood are still in place. The deputies are allowing residents back to their homes but are taking names in order to know who is coming in and out of the neighborhood. Pre-evacuations are still in order for the town of Breckenridge, Farmer's Korner, Silver Shekel and Gold Hill neighborhoods. Resources on the fire include 8 smoke jumpers, one 20-person hotshot crew, two 20-person Type II hand crews, 2 helicopters dropping buckets of water, and several engines patrolling structures in the Peak 7 neighborhood.
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Kori Teper and her new husband David didn't let the Peak 2 Fire, seen in the distance, get in the way of getting their wedding photos taken on the top of Swan Mountain Road on July 5, 2017 in Breckenridge. The two had just gotten married but were evacuated from where they were staying. The fire, which started shortly after noon, resulted in a mandatory evacuation for the Peak 7 neighborhood and an evacuation standby order for roughly 40 homes in the Gold Hill neighborhood. A shift in the wind is pushing the wildfire north and slowing its climb up the mountain. Eight smokejumpers and a local firefighting crew are on scene. An air attack is underway with a tanker dropping flame retardant and a helicopter conducting bucket drops. The fire broke out in the Gold Hill Trail area near Breckenridge.
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By Glen Barber | The Denver Post
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Firefighters aggressively attacked a wildfire four miles north of Breckenridge on Wednesday afternoon July 5, 2017 and appeared to be getting an upper hand on the blaze as evening approached. The fire was first reported before noon and rapidly swept through up to 80 acres of forest in steep, rugged terrain.