Waldo Canyon fire: 6 months later

JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTEThe progress of six months is evident in a photo taken on July 1 of the devastion from the Waldo Canyon Fire on Courtney Dr. and six months later the same angle of Courtney Dr. showing three of numerous homes under construction on the street on Saturday, December 15, 2012.(The Gazette/Jerilee Bennett) (Jerilee Bennett)

JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTESix months ago, Beau and Jonni McCoy spray painted “The McCoys will be back” on their driveway where their home had burned to the ground. They lost their home on Courtney Dr. in Mountain Shadows. The McCoys are rebuilding on the same lot and will be moving into their new home in 2 months. Friday, December 21, 2012. (The Gazette/Jerilee Bennett) (Jerilee Bennett)

JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTESix months ago, every home on Yankton Pl. was lost ot the Waldo Canyon Fire, Today, numerous homes are under construction and the first home to be built and occupied is on the street (foreground) .(The Gazette/Jerilee Bennett) (Jerilee Bennett)

JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTEOne of the slower communities to come back is the Parkside Community of Mountain Shadows. Six months ago, a flag sits in the yard of one of the patio homes that were destroyed. Today, a few homes are being built in the community.(The Gazette/Jerilee Bennett) (Jerilee Bennett)

JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTESix months ago, several days after the Waldo Canyon Fire, Kate Stefani lines up charred pots as she digs through what was once her kitchen.Today, Kate, Ted and their son, Caleb, Stefani go by to check on the mail and the progress everyday. Kate is expecting her second child in May.(The Gazette/Jerilee Bennett) (Jerilee Bennett)

fireSix months ago, Kate and Ted Stefani dig through the rubble of what was once their home. (The Gazette/Jerilee Bennett) (JERILEE BENNETT/THE GAZETTE)

JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTEEvery day the Stefani’s visit their home that was built on the same land where their home burned in the Waldo Canyon Fire. Kate, Caleb, and Ted Stefani check on the progress and the mailbox on Saturday, December 15, 2012.(The Gazette/Jerilee Bennett) (Jerilee Bennett)

JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTEEvery day the Stefani’s visit their home that was built on the same land where their home burned in the Waldo Canyon Fire. Kate and Ted Stefani hold Caleb up to the window to check on the progress of the new home on Saturday, December 15, 2012.(The Gazette/Jerilee Bennett) (Jerilee Bennett)

JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTEEvery day the Stefani’s visit their home that was built on the same land where their home burned in the Waldo Canyon Fire. Kate Stefani holds her son Caleb up to check for mail on Saturday, December 15, 2012.(The Gazette/Jerilee Bennett) (Jerilee Bennett)

JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTE.(The Gazette/Jerilee Bennett) (Jerilee Bennett)

JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTEA construction worker puts a roof on a new home built in the area of Mountain Shadows that was devastated by the Waldo Canyon Fire six months. The trees that were charred by the fire still line the mountainside.(The Gazette/Jerilee Bennett) (Jerilee Bennett)

JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTEConstruction workers build a home in the area of Mountain Shadows that was devastated by the Waldo Canyon Fire six months ago. December 5, 2012 .(The Gazette/Jerilee Bennett) (Jerilee Bennett)

JERILEE BENNETT, THE GAZETTEJonni McCoy checks on the progress of the living room of her new home on Courtney Dr. on Friday, December 21, 2012. The McCoys will be moving into their new home in 2 months.(The Gazette/Jerilee Bennett) (Jerilee Bennett)

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Waldo Canyon fire: 6 months later

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