Tag: Aspen Acres
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‘Have a plan’: Sheriff cautions Pueblo residents as erratic Aspen Acres fire reaches nearly 82K acres, 11K evacuees
Pueblo County Sheriff David Lucero, like hundreds of firefighters, has worked long nights on little sleep due to limited resources to combat the Aspen Acres fire, which ignited on Monday, as it steadily marches toward the most populous cities in his jurisdiction with no containment. “We’ve seen things I’ve never seen in 26 years in…
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Colorado wildfire roundup: Aspen Acres blaze increases to 28,314 acres; at least 150 structures damaged
Several uncontained wildfires across Colorado have scorched roughly 90,000 acres in the past three days. Red flag fire conditions on Monday and Tuesday, including low humidity and high winds, contributed to the blazes and, in some cases, made air support difficult and dangerous. Weather forecasts promise more “critical fire weather” over the next two days,…