Friday, June 29:

Simone Covey walked anxiously into the Red Cross shelter Thursday evening after organizers called a closed meeting for evacuees. The purpose: To inform residents if their homes had been destroyed by the massive Waldo Canyon Fire in Colorado Springs. One by one, street names were read off, indicating which areas had been heavily damaged.

Covey, a 26-year-old single mother of three who was told to leave her sister's apartment Tuesday evening, did not hear her sister's street name called — providing a little bit of relief after spending two nights in the shelter.

"I was really happy, but I was still sad for everybody whose road was on there," she said.

The 26-square-mile fire forced more than 30,000 people out of their homes and is believed to be responsible for at least two deaths.

Many residents, including Covey, were told Friday their evacuation orders had been lifted, but she said she and her children would stay at the shelter at Cheyenne Mountain High School until they are absolutely sure it is safe to return home.