Nice followup by the Denver post on the events during Tuesday the 26th:
http://www.denverpost.com/ci_21081160/remembering-worst-day-waldo-canyon-fire

Obama has the ball rolling on healthcare for the seasonal firefightere: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/11/us-usa-obama-firefighters-idUSBRE86A03Q20120711 .

And a good video from the Colorado Springs Fire Department on what they (and many fire departments from other cities helping) faced that night.