Wild animals lost over 6000 acres of their habitat to the fire. Angie Riley, her son Sawyer and her daughter Kieley were driving near Spring Park Reservoir during the fire when they saw a fawn stuck in an irrigation ditch. Sawyer and Angie say they didn’t hesitate before jumping in to free the deer.

Cerena Thomsen lives in Basalt. She came out of City Market on July 4th and saw the fire cresting over El Jebel. She stayed with friends during her evacuation.

Greg Sugars, from Aspen Junction, relies on prosthetics to walk. He recalls how that made both of his evacuations even more difficult. He also talks about facing a dilemma common to Lake Christine evacuees...what to do with his pet.

Alan Fletcher is president and CEO of the Aspen Music Festival and School. He lives in Missouri Heights. When he got the evacuation notice, he says, he had to go around his house “deciding what is precious.”

Penney Evans Carruth is the former board chair of Aspen Public Radio. From her home in Missouri Heights, she recalls watching the fire crest over the hill at the exact same moment firefighters started a controlled burn to try and contain it. She says, “It was a thermal vortex.”

Kristin Santos lives on Hill Crest Drive. She talks about the police knocking on her door and telling her she had five minutes to leave her house.

Suzanne Kelly was evacuated from El Jebel. She describes packing a “mishmash” of items, including one shoe. She says that the fire has brought her much closer to her neighbors and community.

The Lake Christine Fire forced almost 2,000 mid-valley residents to flee their homes on the Fourth of July. Firefighters battled the flames, and, after several days, evacuees returned to houses littered with ash.

Leland Dodds is a firefighter from Oregon and part of the federal type 2 incident management team. Dodds speaks about being humbled by the community support shown for firefighters and first responders.

The Aspen Art Museum is marking the third iteration of its yearlong exhibit "Ritual" Tuesday night with an event called a "sound bath." It’s part concert, part meditation.