Kate Newell embraces her son, Adam, after evacuation was lifted for their home Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in Lyons, Colo. (Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post via AP)
Beachgoers watch a 263 AeroFlite Scooper aircraft skim water off Chatfield Reservoir to then drop over the nearby Quarry Fire Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, southwest of Littleton, Colo. (Andy Cross/The Denver Post via AP)
Onlookers watch while crews work near the Ken Caryl Ranch development as the Quarry fire burns Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, southwest of Littleton, Colo. (AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post via AP)
A view from a ridge near Lyons Middle Senior High School shows how where the Stone Canyon fire burned to nearby neighborhoods Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in Lyons, Colo.. (Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post via AP)
A CL 415 scooper, top, drops water on the Quarry Fire as a Firehawk helicopter maneuvers for a water drop Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, southwest of Littleton, Colo. (Andy Cross/The Denver Post via AP)