HEMMER: And now further east of Northern California, crews battling two wildfires in Colorado, getting a little help from the weather today. The combination of cooler air and the chance of rain is giving hope to weary firefighters. The two fires, so far, have scorched more than 17,000 acres, you can see one north of Denver, one southwest of the city. Paul Johnson (ph) from our affiliate KUSA has more on the fire in Park County, Colorado, that's near the town of Bailey.</s>PAUL JOHNSON, KUSA REPORTER (voice-over): Though it still rages out of control, its unpredictable force was less threatening than firefighters had feared.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FIREFIGHTER: So far it's been good, everything's been favorable, generally.</s>JOHNSON: More acres were burned but the fire moved southeast, turning away from people and their property.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FIREFIGHTER: Flank the fire on the northeast and west sides and work it in until we can get control line around the whole perimeter.</s>JOHNSON: While winds didn't push the fire in the wrong direction, they were enough to keep air support mostly grounded. With a few exceptions, they say, slurry bombers and helicopters will have to wait for better weather. A standing room crowd filled the cafeteria at Conifer High School, many of them homeless for days now, wanting answers from the people fighting the fire.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: It is frustrating for the people who have been evacuated in the fire area. Because they don't know if their homes have burned down.</s>JOHNSON: And a common feeling among many: the frustration of being so utterly powerless.</s>UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It started off with that adrenaline rush of the threat and wanting to be an active participant in helping, and then a couple of days of realizing that there is nothing you can do, that the professionals are the ones to work this.</s>HEMMER: Again, Paul Johnson, our affiliate out of Denver, KUSA.
One Colorado Wildfire Turns Away from People and Property