Waldo Canyon Fire

The Waldo Canyon fire burns off the southern border of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 26, 2012. Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for all housing residents on the Air Force Academy as this fire continues to spread. The Academy's Pine Valley housing area is shown in the foreground. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Waldo Canyon Fire

The Waldo Canyon fire burns off the southern border of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 26, 2012. Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for all housing residents on the Air Force Academy as this fire continues to spread. The Academy's Pine Valley housing area is shown in the foreground. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Waldo Canyon Fire

The Waldo Canyon fire burns off the southern border of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 26, 2012. Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for all housing residents on the Air Force Academy as this fire continues to spread. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Waldo Canyon Fire

The Waldo Canyon fire burns off the southern border of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 26, 2012. Mandatory evacuations were ordered for all housing residents on the Air Force Academy as the fire continues to spread. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Waldo Canyon Fire

Firefighters with the Air Force Academy's 10th Civil Engineer Squadron receive a safety briefing in the Pine Valley housing area June 26, 2012. Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for all housing residents on the Air Force Academy as this fire continues to spread. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Waldo Canyon Fire

A tremendous smoke cloud builds around the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 26, 2012. Winds in excess of 65 mph created billowing and rapidly building smoke from the local Waldo Canyon fire. (U.S. Air Force photo/Mike Kaplan)

Waldo Canyon Fire

A rapidly spreading smoke cloud surrounds the U.S. Air Force Academy's airfield in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 26, 2012. The Waldo Canyon fire is burning in the area of the Air Force Academy. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Mike Kaplan)

Waldo Canyon Fire

A rapidly spreading smoke cloud surrounds the U.S. Air Force Academy's airfield in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 26, 2012. The Waldo Canyon fire is burning in the area of the Air Force Academy. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Mike Kaplan)

Waldo Canyon Fire

A rapidly spreading smoke cloud surrounds the U.S. Air Force Academy's T-38 in Colorado Springs, Colo., June 26, 2012. The Waldo Canyon fire is burning in the area of the Air Force Academy. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Mike Kaplan)

Waldo Canyon Fire

A rapidly spreading smoke cloud surrounds the U.S. Air Force Academy's airfield in Colorado Springs, Colo. June 26, 2012. The Waldo Canyon fire is burning in the area of the Air Force Academy. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Mike Kaplan)

Colo. Springs bases respond to Waldo Canyon fire

Trucks carrying fire retardant supplies enter Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., June 25, 2012. Two C-130 Hercules from the Wyoming Air National Guard's 153rd Airlift Wing joined two more C-130s from the 302nd Airlift Wing to help fight the Waldo Canyon fire near Colorado Springs and the High Park fire in northern Colorado. The retardant helps slow the fire's spread, allowing firefighters on the ground to better contain the blaze. (U.S. Air Force photo/Don Branum)

Colo. Springs bases respond to Waldo Canyon fire

The Waldo Canyon fire burns in the Pike National Forest between the Air Force Academy and Woodland Park, Colo., June 25, 2012. The fire, which started June 23, spread to cover approximately 3,500 acres by the time the photo was taken. As of June 25, the fire was 5-percent contained. (U.S. Air Force photo/Don Branum)