COLORADO SPRINGS — 10 years after the Waldo Canyon Fire that took two lives and nearly 400 homes, Colorado Springs looks back at the destruction left behind, and the resiliency of a community.

  • JUNE 30: Homes destroyed by the Waldo Canyon fire are seen from the air in a neighborhood. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
  • JUNE 30: Destroyed homes sit beside a home left untouched by fire in a neighborhood affected by the Waldo Canyon fire on June 30, 2012. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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  • Smoke from the Waldo Canyon Fire fills the air.
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  • COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – JUNE 29: A member of a firefighter team from California looks for hot spots in a burnt-out area near homes in the Cedar Heights neighborhood which was evacuated due to the Waldo Canyon fire on June 29, 2012 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The massive fire, which eased slightly yesterday with the help of cooler temperatures and lighter winds, has destroyed hundreds of homes and forced more than 35,000 people to flee. One person has been confirmed killed in the fire while others are still missing. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
  • COLORADO SPRINGS, CO – JUNE 30: Smoke billows at sunrise from part of the Waldo Canyon fire on June 30, 2012 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The massive fire, which has eased with the help of cooler temperatures and lighter winds, has destroyed hundreds of homes and forced more than 35,000 people to flee. The fire was estimated at 17,073 acres and was 25 precent contained with some evacuees being let back into their neighborhoods. A second body has been located in a burned home while others are still reported missing. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
  • A deer walks along a street against the backdrop of smoke from the Waldo Canyon Fire, June 29, 2012 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. President Barack Obama on Friday declared a “major disaster” in the western state of Colorado, where wildfires have destroyed hundreds of homes and forced thousands of people to evacuate. AFP PHOTO / ROBYN BECK (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/GettyImages)