NEW : `` We 're gaining , '' `` I found myself watching the crowd watch the fire . U.S. Forest Service incident commander says . " Comment: The forest service isn't really doing anything to stop the fires. Families may be allowed to return to some neighborhoods Wednesday and Thursday . NEW : The fire has scorched at least 46,600 acres in High Park , Colorado . Thick clouds of smoke are visible from miles around ; 1,000 personnel now involved in fight .
NEW : `` We 're gaining , '' U.S. Forest Service incident commander says . " Comment: The forest service isn't really doing anything to stop the fires. Families may be allowed to return to some neighborhoods Wednesday and Thursday . NEW : The fire has scorched at least 46,600 acres in High Park , Colorado . Thick clouds of smoke are visible from miles around ; 1,000 personnel now involved in fight .