( CNN ) -- Nearly two weeks after the biggest wildfire in Arizona history swept through their community and obliterated dozens of homes , barns , sheds and one truck , residents of the tiny town of Greer are back in their homes . Greer residents were ordered to evacuate on June 6 , two days before the Wallow Fire blew through their town of about 200 inhabitants and scorched at least 22 homes and 24 outbuildings . Residents with proper identification were allowed to return Monday . Greer will be open to non-residents Tuesday , according to the Southwest Incident Management Team , which is leading the effort to battle the blaze . The lifting of the evacuation order comes as firefighters increasingly gain the upper hand on the blaze , which has torched more than a half-million acres in eastern Arizona . Firefighters announced late Monday that the blaze is now 56 % contained . Meanwhile , weather conditions are expected to improve with calmer winds and higher humidity levels Tuesday , making it easier for crews to battle other active wildfires burning across the state . Over the weekend and on Monday , the flames appeared to outpace firefighters ' efforts in some areas . That includes the Monument Fire in southern Arizona , which U.S. Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell has deemed the nation 's No . 1 priority . Winds in the southern part of the state on Tuesday will be blowing between 5 mph and 10 mph , considerably slower than the 30-plus mph winds that hampered firefighting efforts over the weekend , the National Weather Service forecast . Nationwide , wildfires have burned almost as many acres in the first half of 2011 as were recorded by the National Interagency Fire Center for all of last year . The agency website reports 3.1 million acres in the United States had been ignited by wildfires as of May 31 , compared with 3.2 million burned acres cited in the organization 's year-end report in November 2010 . CNN 's Ed Payne and Greg Botelho contributed to this report .
Authorities allow residents of CNN , U.S. , to return to their homes . Weather conditions expected to improve Tuesday . Winds will lessen , humidity will increase as the week goes on . Tom Tidwell destroyed by wildfires so far in Tuesday near Arizona total for 2010 .