The Aspen Acres fire has burned more than 48,000 acres in Pueblo and Custer counties, with zero containment, and continued moving fast Wednesday. That has prompted incident officials and law enforcement to issue new mandatory evacuation and pre-evacuation orders.

The blaze has scorched an additional 20,000 acres since Pueblo County Sheriff David Lucero and Custer County Sheriff Lloyd Smith on Tuesday announced that 28,000 acres and more than 150 structures burned.

By Wednesday, the number of structures affected rose to 180.

The following areas have currently been evacuated:

• Wetmore from the Pueblo County Line to Mackenzie Junction to Fremont County to the north. This closes Colorado 96.

• Colorado City north of 165, west of Crow Cutoff to Table Mountain Church; any areas west of Interstate 25 not evacuated are now under pre-evacuation orders
• Town of Beulah
• Town of Rye
• San Isabel
• Burnt Mill Road East to Interstate 25
• South Lake Isabel to Rye, 2 miles evacuation from San Isabel
• From Lazy Acres to Bishop Castle on Hwy 165
• 12 mile Road
• 3R Road to Crow Cutoff
• Red Creek Ranches area north of Colorado 78 and south of Colorado 96, Siloam Rd. up to Colorado 96

“Winds causing very fast fire movement,” read a post on the Custer County Sheriff’s Office’s Facebook page. “Do not hesitate. If you need help evacuating, call 911.”

Law enforcement officers on Wednesday were alerting residents of their evacuation status and, in some cases, helping them leave their homes, officials said. None of the previous evacuations have been lifted.

Crews have been working around the clock, building containment lines and doing air drops as weather permits. The area is under a red flag weather warning for Wednesday and Thursday, as shifting winds and low humidity continue to complicate firefighting efforts on the ground. The National Weather Service issued a fire weather watch for Friday, and Gazette news partner KOAA said no major weather changes are expected through the end of the week. Temperatures are expected to remain in the high 80s and into the 90s.

Officials announced at a news conference Wednesday afternoon that the fire remains the top priority for resources nationwide and will receive “maybe more” than 500 to 750 firefighters along perimeter lines in the coming days, bringing the total between 750 and 1,000.

A larger incident command team from Alaska is set to take command of the fire from the state on Thursday.

Here’s an update on other wildfires burning throughout Colorado:

11 fire

Last official update: 3 p.m. Tuesday

Size: 107 acres

Containment: 30 percent

Cause: Undetermined

All evacuation orders and road closures were lifted Monday evening for the fire in northern Fremont County.

Sheep Head fire

Location: Huerfano County, south and west of Big Sheep Mountain.

Last official update: 5 p.m. Wednesday

Size: 1,153 acres

Containment: 50 percent

Cause: Undetermined

No evacuation notices were issued, according to Huerfano County officials. Pre-evacuation notice remains in effect. No structures have been lost. Several residences were still without power as of Tuesday evening.

Willow fire

Location: Lake County, west of Leadville

Last official update: 8 p.m. Wednesday

Size: 2,131 acres

Containment: 0 percent

Cause: Undetermined

The Willow blaze is on U.S. Forest Service land about 6 miles west of Leadville, so the U.S. Forest Service is the lead firefighting agency. Crews from the Colorado Department of Fire Prevention and Control, the Colorado Department of Homeland Security and surrounding counties are assisting.

There were no changes in evacuations or road closures as of Wednesday morning, according to Lake County Sheriff Heath Speckman. About 400 homes were in pre-evacuation status, Speckman said. Officials said 197 firefighters were working the blaze.

Gold Mountain fire

Location: Approximately 2 miles northeast of the town of Ouray

Last official update: 8:30 p.m. Tuesday

Size: 16,359 acres

Containment: 0 percent

Cause: Undetermined

Red flag weather conditions pushed the blaze east across the Cow Creek drainage on Wednesday, officials said. Crews were focused on trying to contain the fire’s spread and protecting threatened structures. About 225 personnel were fighting the blaze, according to the incident commander.

Ferris fire

Location: Glade area north of the town of Dolores

Last official update: 5 p.m. Wednesday

Size: 25,813 acres

Containment: 0 percent

Cause: Undetermined

“Today has brought good progress earned by hard labor,” officials said late Tuesday. “The Arroyo Grande Hotshots are digging fire line on the northeast edge of the fire, building fire line north from the intersection of NFSR 240 and 514. Lighter, patchy fuels between the fire and Road 514 have meant fire behavior has moderated in that area.”

Helicopters were on site to provide air support.

Snyder fire

Location: Colorado-Utah border

Last official update: 9 a.m. Wednesday

Size: 30,209 acres

Containment: 10 percent

Cause: Undetermined

Mesa County was under a Red flag warning Wednesday as crews continued to fight the Snyder blaze, which resulted in the deaths of three firefighters and injured two others.

The heavy smoke blanketing the area has helped firefighting efforts on the ground by cooling temperatures and reducing wind gusts, incident officials said.

“Critical fire weather” is projected throughout the week, according to the National Weather Service.