Sunday, July 3, 2011

Los Alamos evacuation order lifted; 12,000 go home

Smoke from the Las Conchas fire fills the sky near the Los Alamos Laboratory in Los Alamos, N.M., Tuesday, June 28, 2011. A vicious wildfire spread through the mountains above a northern New Mexico town on Tuesday, driving thousands of people from their homes as officials at the government nuclear laboratory tried to dispel concerns about the safety of sensitive materials. Photo: Jae C. Hong / AP

Smoke from the Las Conchas fire fills the sky near the Los Alamos...

Smoke from the Las Conchas fire fills the sky near the Los Alamos Laboratory in Los Alamos, N.M., Tuesday, June 28, 2011. A vicious wildfire spread through the mountains above the northern New Mexico town on Tuesday, driving thousands of people from their homes as officials at the government nuclear laboratory tried to dispel concerns about the safety of sensitive materials. Photo: Jae C. Hong / AP

Smoke from the Las Conchas fire fills the sky near the Los Alamos...

A helicopter carrying water flies over the Los Alamos Laboratory as smoke rises from the Las Conchas fire in Los Alamos, N.M., Tuesday, June 28, 2011. A vicious wildfire spread through the mountains above a northern New Mexico town on Tuesday, driving thousands of people from their homes as officials at the government nuclear laboratory tried to dispel concerns about the safety of sensitive materials. Photo: Jae C. Hong / AP

A helicopter carrying water flies over the Los Alamos Laboratory as...

Flames from the Las Conchas Fire move toward Los Alamos, N.M. in the Jemez Mountains, on Tuesday June 28, 2011. The vicious wildfire spread through the mountains driving thousands of people from their homes as officials at a government nuclear laboratory tried to dispel concerns about the safety of sensitive materials. Photo: Albuquerque Journal, Eddie Moore / AP

Flames from the Las Conchas Fire move toward Los Alamos, N.M. in...

Mark Purtill leads his two Perchon Shire draft horses into stalls at the Santa Fe Equestrian Center, Tuesday June 28, 2011 in Santa Fe, N.M. They and others had to evacuate Los Alamos because of the Las Conchas Fire and the Equestrian Center is housing many of the animals. Photo: Albuquerque Journal, Eddie Moore / AP

Mark Purtill leads his two Perchon Shire draft horses into stalls...

Helicopters at the Santa Fe Airport get ready to fight the Las Conchas Fire, Tuesday June 28, 2011, in Santa Fe, N.M. Fire managers say it's a "make or break day" Tuesday for ensuring flames from a wildfire don't race into a northern New Mexico town that is home to a government nuclear laboratory that stores sensitive materials. NEW MEXICAN OUT Photo: Albuquerque Journal, Eddie Moore / AP

Helicopters at the Santa Fe Airport get ready to fight the Las...

Smoke from the Las Conchas Fire lingers over Bandelier National Monument near Los Alamos, N.M. Tuesday morning, June 28, 2011. Fire managers say it's a "make or break day" Tuesday for ensuring flames from a wildfire don't race into a northern New Mexico town that is home to a government nuclear laboratory that stores sensitive materials. NEW MEXICAN OUT Photo: Albuquerque Journal, Eddie Moore / AP

Smoke from the Las Conchas Fire lingers over Bandelier National...

Workers clear the forest of brush and fallen fuel wood in the Los Alamos Canyon area near Los Alamos, N.M., Tuesday, June 28, 2011. Photo: Albuquerque Journal, Jim Thompson / AP

Workers clear the forest of brush and fallen fuel wood in the Los...

Flames from the Las Conchas Fire burn in Los Alamos, N.M. in the Jemez Mountains, Tuesday morning, June 28, 2011. Fire managers say it's a "make or break day" Tuesday for ensuring flames from a wildfire don't race into a northern New Mexico town that is home to a government nuclear laboratory that stores sensitive materials. NEW MEXICAN OUT Photo: Albuquerque Journal, Eddie Moore / AP

Flames from the Las Conchas Fire burn in Los Alamos, N.M. in the...

UPDATE with 6/28 fires and location of Los Alamos National Lab; Map locates Los Alamos, N.M., where a wildfire threatens the town and laboratories. Photo: AP / AP

UPDATE with 6/28 fires and location of Los Alamos National Lab; Map...

Brad Pitassi, PIO, Public Information Officer of the Southwest area Incident Management Team walks by a fire stump near the La Cueva Fire District on the second day of the Las Conchas Fire in Los Alamos on Tuesday, June 28, 2011. Photo: Jane Phillips - The New Mexican / AP

Brad Pitassi, PIO, Public Information Officer of the Southwest area...

Ella Gaffney, 7, and her mother Jenni listen to Los Alamos Police Chief Wayne Thorpy give details about the Las Conchas Fire. They were in the Red Cross evacuation center set up at the Santa Claran Hotel in Espanola, N.M. Tuesday June 28, 2011. They and others had to evacuate Los Alamos because of the Las Conchas Fire. Photo: Albuquerque Journal, Eddie Moore / AP

Ella Gaffney, 7, and her mother Jenni listen to Los Alamos Police...

Sally Wilkins of the Los Alamos Friends of Shelter and Leslie Rich a volunteer (from left) at the Santa Fe, New Mexico Animal Shelter take Osita and Aartica (front to back) on Tuesday June 28, 2011 to cages where they will be kept temporarily. Osita and Artica, are dogs for adoption and were some of the several pets, which have been relocated during the Las Conchas fire. Photo: Clyde Mueller - The New Mexican / AP

Sally Wilkins of the Los Alamos Friends of Shelter and Leslie Rich...

New Mexico National Guardsman Zack Rodarte wears a mask while manning the checkpoint during the Las Conchas fire in Los Alamos, N.M., Wednesday, June 29, 2011. The wildfire 12 miles southwest of Los Alamos is 3 percent contained after burning across nearly 61,000 acres or 95 square miles. Photo: Jae C. Hong / AP

New Mexico National Guardsman Zack Rodarte wears a mask while...

A firefighter walks through heavy smoke from the Las Conchas fire near Los Alamos, N.M., Wednesday, June 29, 2011. As crews fight to keep the wildfire from reaching the country's premier nuclear-weapons laboratory and the surrounding community, scientists are busy sampling the air for chemicals and radiological materials. Photo: Jae C. Hong / AP

A firefighter walks through heavy smoke from the Las Conchas fire...

The Los Alamos Laboratory is seen as smoke from the Las Conchas fire fills the air in Los Alamos, N.M., Wednesday, June 29, 2011. As crews fight to keep the wildfire from reaching the country's premier nuclear-weapons laboratory and the surrounding community, scientists are busy sampling the air for chemicals and radiological materials. Photo: Jae C. Hong / AP

The Los Alamos Laboratory is seen as smoke from the Las Conchas...

Firefighter Abraham Diaz, of Apple Valley, Calif., sprays water on a hot spot while battling the Las Conchas fire near Los Alamos, N.M., Wednesday, June 29, 2011. As crews fight to keep the wildfire from reaching the country's premier nuclear-weapons laboratory and the surrounding community, scientists are busy sampling the air for chemicals and radiological materials. Photo: Jae C. Hong / AP

Firefighter Abraham Diaz, of Apple Valley, Calif., sprays water on...

The Las Conchas fire burns near the Los Alamos Laboratory in Los Alamos, N.M., Wednesday, June 29, 2011. As crews fight to keep the wildfire from reaching the country's premier nuclear-weapons laboratory and the surrounding community, scientists are busy sampling the air for chemicals and radiological materials. Photo: Jae C. Hong / AP

The Las Conchas fire burns near the Los Alamos Laboratory in Los...

The Las Conchas fire burns trees and grass near Los Alamos, N.M., Wednesday, June 29, 2011. As crews fight to keep the wildfire from reaching the country's premier nuclear-weapons laboratory and the surrounding community, scientists are busy sampling the air for chemicals and radiological materials. Photo: Jae C. Hong / AP

The Las Conchas fire burns trees and grass near Los Alamos, N.M.,...

Los Alamos residents Eden Weinbrecht, left, and Michelle Dudick wear masks as they watch smoke from the Las Conchas fire in Los Alamos, N.M., Wednesday, June 29, 2011. As crews fight to keep the wildfire from reaching the country's premier nuclear-weapons laboratory and the surrounding community, scientists are busy sampling the air for chemicals and radiological materials. Photo: Jae C. Hong / AP

Los Alamos residents Eden Weinbrecht, left, and Michelle Dudick...

A helicopter flies through the smoke from the Las Conchas fire in Los Alamos, N.M., Wednesday, June 29, 2011. As crews fight to keep the wildfire from reaching the country's premier nuclear-weapons laboratory and the surrounding community, scientists are busy sampling the air for chemicals and radiological materials. Photo: Jae C. Hong / AP

A helicopter flies through the smoke from the Las Conchas fire in...

A fire truck leaves the Los Alamos Laboratory as smoke rises from the Las Conchas fire in Los Alamos, N.M., Wednesday, June 29, 2011. As crews fight to keep the wildfire from reaching the country's premier nuclear-weapons laboratory and the surrounding community, scientists are busy sampling the air for chemicals and radiological materials. Photo: Jae C. Hong / AP

A fire truck leaves the Los Alamos Laboratory as smoke rises from...

Alex Lopez, center, plays baseball with his sister Sugey while smoke generated by the Las Conchas fire covers the sky in Espanola, N.M., Wednesday, June 29, 2011. As crews fight to keep the wildfire from reaching the country's premier nuclear-weapons laboratory and the surrounding community, scientists are busy sampling the air for chemicals and radiological materials. Photo: Jae C. Hong / AP

Alex Lopez, center, plays baseball with his sister Sugey while...

The Jemez Mountains behind the "Smokey Bear" sign are scorched from the Las Conchas Fire. Wednesday, June 29, 2011 in Jemez Springs, N,M. The government sent a plane equipped with radiation monitors over the Los Alamos nuclear laboratory Wednesday as a 110-square-mile wildfire burned at its doorstep, putting thousands of scientific experiments on hold for days. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN OUT Photo: The Albuquerque Journal, Jim Thompson / AP

The Jemez Mountains behind the "Smokey Bear" sign are scorched...

Cerro del Medio smoldering in the background and a burned blaze running the middle of the Valle Grande in the Valle Caldera preserve in the Jemez Mountains, Wednesday, June 29, 2011 in Jemez Springs, N,M. The government sent a plane equipped with radiation monitors over the Los Alamos nuclear laboratory Wednesday as a 110-square-mile wildfire burned at its doorstep, putting thousands of scientific experiments on hold for days. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN OUT Photo: The Albuquerque Journal, Jim Thompson / AP

Cerro del Medio smoldering in the background and a burned blaze...

The Las Conchas Fire burns through a canyon, Wednesday, June 29, 2011 in Los Alamos, N,M. The government sent a plane equipped with radiation monitors over the Los Alamos nuclear laboratory Wednesday as a 110-square-mile wildfire burned at its doorstep, putting thousands of scientific experiments on hold for days. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN OUT Photo: The Albuquerque Journal, Morgan Petroski / AP

The Las Conchas Fire burns through a canyon, Wednesday, June 29,...

A charred sign damaged by the Los Conchas fire marks a southern entrance to Bandelier National Monument, Wednesday June 29, 2011. Photo: The Albuquerque Journal, Pat Vasquez / AP

A charred sign damaged by the Los Conchas fire marks a southern...

The Las Conchas Fire burns along the top of a mesa, Wednesday, June 29, 2011 in Los Alamos, N,M. The government sent a plane equipped with radiation monitors over the Los Alamos nuclear laboratory Wednesday as a 110-square-mile wildfire burned at its doorstep, putting thousands of scientific experiments on hold for days. THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN OUT Photo: The Albuquerque Journal, Morgan Petroski / AP

The Las Conchas Fire burns along the top of a mesa, Wednesday, June...

A charred Airstream trailer damaged by the Los Conchas fire sits in a canyon near the Dixon Apple Orchard west of Cochiti Lake, N.M. Wednesday June 29, 2011. Photo: The Albuquerque Journal, Pat Vasquez / AP

A charred Airstream trailer damaged by the Los Conchas fire sits in...

Spot fires burn off NM 4 in the Santa Fe National Forest on the fourth day of the Las Conchas fire on Wednesday, June 29, 2011 in Los Alamos, N.M. Photo: The Santa Fe New Mexican, Jane Phillips / AP

Spot fires burn off NM 4 in the Santa Fe National Forest on the...

Smoke is seen on the drive towards Cochiti Pueblo on Thursday, June 30, 2011. A raging blaze that has become one of the largest forest fires in New Mexico history left the leader of one Native American community with a sinking feeling Thursday as it burned through cultural sites and threatened an important water source for his people. Photo: Jane Phillips - The New Mexican / AP

Smoke is seen on the drive towards Cochiti Pueblo on Thursday, June...

Smoke rolls up behind the United Methodist Church on Hwy 30 between Santa Clara Pueblo and Española on Thursday June 30, 2011. A raging blaze that has become one of the largest forest fires in New Mexico history left the leader of one Native American community with a sinking feeling Thursday as it burned through cultural sites and threatened an important water source for his people. Photo: Natalie Guillén - The New Mexican / AP

Smoke rolls up behind the United Methodist Church on Hwy 30 between...

Two technicians from the Los Alamos Laboratory collect air samples during the Las Conchas fire in Los Alamos, N.M., Thursday, June 30, 2011. Los Alamos nuclear laboratory officials say it could be a few days before they'll know the extent of how experiments at the facility that created the first atomic bomb have been affected by a shutdown caused by the 125-square mile wildfire. Photo: Jae C. Hong / AP

Two technicians from the Los Alamos Laboratory collect air samples...

Santa Clara residents attend a meeting at the Senior Center on Santa Clara Pueblo regarding information about the Las Conchas fire moving towards them on June 30, 2011. Photo: Natalie Guillén - The New Mexican / AP

Santa Clara residents attend a meeting at the Senior Center on...

Smoke and flames from the wildfire that has threatened Los Alamos approach Santa Clara Pueblo in New Mexico Thursday June 30, 2011. Santa Clara Pueblo Gov. Walter Dasheno declared an emergency for the pueblo because of the damage being done by the fire. (AP Photo/Natalie Guillén/The New Mexican Photo: AP / AP

Smoke and flames from the wildfire that has threatened Los Alamos...

Smoke and fire approach Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico on Thursday June 30, 2011. A raging blaze that has become one of the largest forest fires in New Mexico history left the leader of one Native American community with a sinking feeling Thursday as it burned through cultural sites and threatened an important water source for his people. Photo: Natalie Guillén - The New Mexican / AP

Smoke and fire approach Santa Clara Pueblo, New Mexico on Thursday...

A firefighter carries a chain saw as he and other firefighters walk along the road during the Las Conchas fire near Los Alamos, N.M., Thursday, June 30, 2011. Firefighters were confident Thursday they had stopped the advance of a wildfire that headed toward the Los Alamos nuclear lab and the nearby town that now sits empty for the second time in 11 years, even as they battled the blaze that crept into a canyon that descends into the town and parts of the lab. Photo: Jae C. Hong / AP

A firefighter carries a chain saw as he and other firefighters walk...

Jack Sullivan, attorney with the State Land Office assesses the damage that was incurred at Dixon's Apple Orchard on Thursday, June 30, 2011. The property was burnt due to the Las Conchas Fire. Photo: AP / AP

Jack Sullivan, attorney with the State Land Office assesses the...

Los Alamos Deputy Fire Chief Mark Sandoval watches as smoke from the Las Conchas fire fills the air in Los Alamos, N.M., Thursday, June 30, 2011. Firefighters were confident Thursday they had stopped the advance of a wildfire that headed toward the Los Alamos nuclear lab and the nearby town that now sits empty for the second time in 11 years, even as they battled the blaze that crept into a canyon that descends into the town and parts of the lab. Photo: Jae C. Hong / AP

Los Alamos Deputy Fire Chief Mark Sandoval watches as smoke from...

Paychecks were handed out to Los Alamos National Lab employees, who do not have direct deposit, at Pojoaque H.S. on June 30, 2011 in Pojoaque, N.M. Daniel Sanchez (right), considered an essential employee of the lab as a waste-water operator, is still working his normal shift in Los Alamos, and simply took a break to pick up his paycheck and then return to the hill. Pretilda Yazzie (cq) (left), is one of four payroll employees with the lab who moved a make-shift office into Pojoaque High School to issue paychecks on Thursday, June 30, 2011. Photo: Natalie Guillén - The New Mexican / AP

Paychecks were handed out to Los Alamos National Lab employees, who...

Firefighter Eugene Pino stands high above a smoke filled Los Alamos Canyon, Friday July 1, 2011 near Los Alamos, N.M. . THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN OUT Photo: Albuquerque Journal, Dean Hanson / AP

Firefighter Eugene Pino stands high above a smoke filled Los Alamos...

In this Thursday, June 30, 2011 picture, firefighters Frankie Tapia, left, and Austin Titla, with a crew from Santa Clara Pueblo, clear away brush and trees for a possible burn out at Bandelier National Monument. The Las Conchas Fire is burning in the park behind them. Photo: The Albuquerque Journal, Eddie Moore / AP

In this Thursday, June 30, 2011 picture, firefighters Frankie...

In this Thursday, June 30, 2011 picture, smoke from the Las Conchas fire rises across Frijoles Canyon in Bandelier National Monument. Photo: The Albuquerque Journal, Eddie Moore / AP

In this Thursday, June 30, 2011 picture, smoke from the Las Conchas...

Firefighter Brandon DeLong conducts a burnout operation while battling the Las Conchas fire near Los Alamos, N.M., Friday, July 1, 2011. As firefighters held their ground Friday on the flank of the massive wildfire that burned near the nation's premier nuclear weapons laboratory, officials at the lab and in the surrounding town began planning for the return of thousands of residents and employees who fled the area earlier this week. Photo: Jae C. Hong / AP

Firefighter Brandon DeLong conducts a burnout operation while...

Firefighter Brandon DeLong, left, and Andrew Buus conduct a burnout operation while battling the Las Conchas fire near Los Alamos, N.M., Friday, July 1, 2011. As firefighters held their ground Friday on the flank of the massive wildfire that burned near the nation's premier nuclear weapons laboratory, officials at the lab and in the surrounding town began planning for the return of thousands of residents and employees who fled the area earlier this week. Photo: Jae C. Hong / AP

Firefighter Brandon DeLong, left, and Andrew Buus conduct a burnout...

A videographer records the Valles Caldera National Preserve burned by the Las Conchas fire near Los Alamos, N.M., Saturday, July 2, 2011. With firefighters holding their ground against the largest wildfire ever in New Mexico, officials at the nation's premier nuclear weapons laboratory and in the surrounding city planned for the return of thousands of evacuated employees and residents. Photo: Jae C. Hong / AP

A videographer records the Valles Caldera National Preserve burned...

A deer stand on a field charred by the Las Conchas fire neear Los Alamos, N.M., Saturday, July 2, 2011. With firefighters holding their ground against the largest wildfire ever in New Mexico, officials at the nation's premier nuclear weapons laboratory and in the surrounding city planned for the return of thousands of evacuated employees and residents. Photo: Jae C. Hong / AP

A deer stand on a field charred by the Las Conchas fire neear Los...

A map of the Las Conchas fire is shown at a news conference in Los Alamos, N.M. on Saturday, July 2, 2011. With firefighters holding their ground against the largest wildfire ever in New Mexico, officials at the nation's premier nuclear weapons laboratory and in the surrounding city planned for the return of thousands of evacuated employees and residents. Photo: Jae C. Hong / AP

A map of the Las Conchas fire is shown at a news conference in Los...

Fire fighting vehicles at the bottom of Los Alamos Canyon fight the Las Conchas fire, Friday July 1, 2011 near Los Alamos, N.M. . THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN OUT Photo: Albuquerque Journal, Dean Hanson / AP

Fire fighting vehicles at the bottom of Los Alamos Canyon fight the...

Los Alamos Canyon is filled with smoke from the Las Conchas fire in Los Alamos, N.M., Friday, July 1, 2011. As firefighters held their ground Friday on the flank of the massive wildfire that burned near the nation's premier nuclear weapons laboratory, officials at the lab and in the surrounding town began planning for the return of thousands of residents and employees who fled the area earlier this week. Photo: Jae C. Hong / AP

Los Alamos Canyon is filled with smoke from the Las Conchas fire in...

Firefighter Eugene Pino, of Las Vegas, N.M., walks away after watching Los Alamos Canyon filled with smoke from the Las Conchas fire near Los Alamos, N.M., Friday, July 1, 2011. As firefighters held their ground Friday on the flank of the massive wildfire that burned near the nation's premier nuclear weapons laboratory, officials at the lab and in the surrounding town began planning for the return of thousands of residents and employees who fled the area earlier this week. Photo: Jae C. Hong / AP

Firefighter Eugene Pino, of Las Vegas, N.M., walks away after...

A stop sign stands in front of an entrance to the Santa Clara Indian Reservation during the Las Conchas fire in Santa Clara Pueblo, N.M., Saturday, July 2, 2011. The wildfire that forced federal employees to flee the desert birthplace of the atomic bomb neared the sacred sites of several American Indian tribes on Saturday, raising fears that tribal lands passed down for generations would be destroyed. Photo: Jae C. Hong / AP

A stop sign stands in front of an entrance to the Santa Clara...

Santa Fe City firefighters Capt. James Lewis, left and Capt. Wayne Mueller get back from a shift and check in to the new base camp set up at Española Middle School in Española, N.M. on Friday, July 1, 2011. Photo: The Santa Fe New Mexican, Natalie Guillén / AP

Santa Fe City firefighters Capt. James Lewis, left and Capt. Wayne...

Firefighter Marty Senter talks on the radio as he and Brandon DeLong, background left, conduct a burnout operation during the Las Conchas fire in Los Alamos, N.M., Friday, July 1, 2011. As firefighters held their ground Friday on the flank of the massive wildfire that burned near the nation's premier nuclear weapons laboratory, officials at the lab and in the surrounding town began planning for the return of thousands of residents and employees who fled the area earlier this week. Photo: Jae C. Hong / AP

Firefighter Marty Senter talks on the radio as he and Brandon...

U.S. Forest Service firefighter Brandon DeLong of Quincy, Calif., monitors a burnout at Pajarito Mountain Ski Area, Friday July 1, 2011 in Albuquerque, N.M. . THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN OUT Photo: Albuquerque Journal, Dean Hanson / AP

U.S. Forest Service firefighter Brandon DeLong of Quincy, Calif.,...

Dan Sebern and Kelly Chappell wait for instructions with their fellow "hand crew" members after driving in from Utah, arriving to help with firefighting efforts at a new base camp set up at Española Middle School in Española, N.M. on Friday, July 1, 2011. Photo: The Santa Fe New Mexican, Natalie Guillén / AP

Dan Sebern and Kelly Chappell wait for instructions with their...

Inmate firefighters and firefighters with U.S. Forest Service stand on a ski slope as they conduct a burnout operation during the Las Conchas fire near Los Alamos, N.M., Friday, July 1, 2011. As firefighters held their ground Friday on the flank of the massive wildfire that burned near the nation's premier nuclear weapons laboratory, officials at the lab and in the surrounding town began planning for the return of thousands of residents and employees who fled the area earlier this week. Photo: Jae C. Hong / AP

Inmate firefighters and firefighters with U.S. Forest Service stand...

U.S. Forest Service firefighter Marty Senter looks to the sky during a pause in battling the Las Conchas Fire, Friday July 1, 2011 near Los Alamos, N.M. . THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN OUT Photo: Albuquerque Journal, Dean Hanson / AP

U.S. Forest Service firefighter Marty Senter looks to the sky...

Jim Miller takes in the new scenery as his son, Dusty Miller takes a nap in the tent after they arrived from California with other out of state crews to help with firefighting efforts at a new base camp set up at Española Middle School in Española, N.M. on Friday, July 1, 2011. Photo: The Santa Fe New Mexican, Natalie Guillén / AP

Jim Miller takes in the new scenery as his son, Dusty Miller takes...

Fire damaged forest land along Camp May Road west of Los Alamos, N.M, caused by the Las Conchas Fire, Friday July 1, 2011 near Los Alamos, N.M. . THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN OUT Photo: Albuquerque Journal, Dean Hanson / AP

Fire damaged forest land along Camp May Road west of Los Alamos,...

Smoke from the Las Conchas Fire was heavy along Fairview Lane in Espanola, N.M. Friday, July 1, 2011. SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN OUT Photo: Albuquerque Journal, Eddie Moore / AP

Smoke from the Las Conchas Fire was heavy along Fairview Lane in...

Sonja Smith, 17, from Los Alamos, N.M., moves things back into her home on Sunday, July 3, 2011. Sunday was the first day that residents were allowed to move back to their homes in Los Alamos. Photo: AP / AP

Sonja Smith, 17, from Los Alamos, N.M., moves things back into her...

Roger Rumsey, from Los Alamos, N.M. moves things back into his home on Sunday, July 3, 2011. Sunday was the first day that residents were allowed to move back to their homes in Los Alamos. Photo: The New Mexican, Luis Sánchez Saturno / AP

Roger Rumsey, from Los Alamos, N.M. moves things back into his home...

Car drive up to Los Alamos, N.M. on 502 during its repopulation on Sunday, July 3, 2011. Sunday was the first day that residents were allowed to move back to their homes in Los Alamos. Photo: The New Mexican, Luis Sánchez Saturno / AP

Car drive up to Los Alamos, N.M. on 502 during its repopulation on...

Los Alamos resident Elshan Akhadov, installs an American flag on his porch after being allowed home on Sunday July 3, 2011 in Los Alamos, N.M. Akhadov, a native of Azerbaijan has been living in the US for 16 years and works for the Los Alamos National Laboratory had to evacuate due to the Las Conchas Fire. Photo: The Albuquerque Journal, Adolphe Pierre-Louis / AP

Los Alamos resident Elshan Akhadov, installs an American flag on...

Sheriden Smith, 20, from Los Alamos, N.M. moves things back into her home on Sunday, July 3, 2011. Sunday was the first day that residents were allowed to move back to their homes in Los Alamos. Photo: AP / AP

Sheriden Smith, 20, from Los Alamos, N.M. moves things back into...

A sign in front of a Los Alamos, N.M. church welcomes home thousands of residents who evacuated due to the Las Conchas fire, Sunday July 3, 2011. Photo: The Albuquerque Journal, Adolphe Pierre-Louis / AP

A sign in front of a Los Alamos, N.M. church welcomes home...

Car drive up to Los Alamos, N.M. on 502 during its repopulation on Sunday, July 3, 2011. Sunday was the first day that residents were allowed to move back to their homes in Los Alamos. Photo: The New Mexican, Luis Sánchez Saturno / AP

Car drive up to Los Alamos, N.M. on 502 during its repopulation on...

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