![Zachary Spindler-Krage A helicopter goes in to make a water drop on the Dinosaur Fire burning south of NCAR in Boulder, Colo., Friday, July 12, 2024. (Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/ee0d553861c04e89af1166ad6e9d2466/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
A helicopter goes in to make a water drop on the Dinosaur Fire burning south of NCAR in Boulder, Colo., Friday, July 12, 2024. (Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post via AP)
![Zachary Spindler-Krage A helicopter goes in to make a water drop on the Dinosaur Fire burning south of NCAR in Boulder, Colo., Friday, July 12, 2024. (Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/cb6cca4f7ab543f28f64bf53c7fb330b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
A helicopter goes in to make a water drop on the Dinosaur Fire burning south of NCAR in Boulder, Colo., Friday, July 12, 2024. (Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post via AP)
![Zachary Spindler-Krage Smoke rises from a fire burning south of NCAR in Boulder, Colo., as seen from Chautauqua Park, Friday, July 12, 2024. (Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post via AP)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1dc1df725c22446593283a5fe24c167f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x&wm=false)
Smoke rises from a fire burning south of NCAR in Boulder, Colo., as seen from Chautauqua Park, Friday, July 12, 2024. (Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post via AP)