Tag: Pueblo County
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Colorado wildfires: Aspen Acres surpasses 101,000 acres burned
The Aspen Acres fire in Pueblo and Custer counties has grown by nearly 800 acres since Monday, hitting the 101,546-acre mark, officials announced Tuesday on social media. The fire, the seventh-largest in Colorado history by acreage burned, remained 61% contained and had 1,256 assigned personnel on Tuesday, down about 50 from a day earlier. Some…
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Aspen Acres fire: Mandatory evacuations are back for some residents planning returns to homes
Some residents in Custer County were planning for a return to their homes Monday as evacuation orders related to the Aspen Acres fire had been eased in the morning, but Mother Nature had other ideas. Temperatures in the 80s and humidity below 30% helped the fire on the west side of the boundary, including in…
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Authorities have reportedly ID’d individual who flew unauthorized drone over wildfire, put footage on social media
According to the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office, an individual who allegedly flew an unauthorized drone over the Aspen Acres wildland fire in the area of Rye, Colorado has been identified. When any sort of unauthorized aircraft – including drones – is in the air within a wildfire area, firefighting aerial operations must be grounded. Per…
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San Isabel Electric faces lawsuit over Aspen Acres fire in southern Colorado
Plaintiffs allege power lines played a ‘substantial’ part in the fire’s cause Four people have filed a complaint against the San Isabel Electric Association, claiming the company is responsible for the start of the Aspen Acres fire. The plaintiffs allege in the lawsuit the fire was started by downed power lines owned by the company…
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Wildfire that’s roughly the same size as Denver now poses new life-threatening risk
While growth of the Aspen Acres fire that’s burning southwest of Pueblo has slowed in recent days, firefighters still face significant challenges in several areas found along the perimeter of the blaze. On top of that, the fire is now resulting in another deadly threat – the life-threatening potential of flash flooding, with a large…
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Blaze explodes to 73,367 acres, becomes 8th-largest in Colorado state history
While containment has been gained on many of the fires that popped up around Colorado in recent days, the most problematic blaze continues to be the Aspen Acres wildfire, which has now become the 8th-largest fire in state history. Gold Mountain Fire is concerning, too, burning in a stunning area that’s very popular among outdoor…
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Colorado wildfire roundup: Aspen Acres explodes to 23,000 acres, evacuations from Custer County to I-25
Multiple wildfires continue to burn across Colorado, forcing several evacuations and road closures, according to local and state officials. The fastest-growing and largest fire was first reported at 40 acres around 6 a.m. Monday and began in Custer County near the Pueblo County line. It rapidly grew northeastward to more than 23,100 acres by 5…
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Southern Colorado residents evacuate, then wait and wonder
Towers of smoke were slowly encircling Mountain Shadows Mobile Estates Monday afternoon. A few makeshift sprinklers worked furiously at the western edge of the mobile home community, but hard wind blew ash into scrubby yards. Sandy Merrill paced outside her home while sister Joyce Johnson sat nearby, back to the blaze. Both had evacuated from…
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Multiple towns evacuated as wildfire explodes to more than 2,000 acres in matter of hours
A situation involving a rapidly growing wildfire that originated in Custer County continues to get more serious. Per the latest update from the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office, the Aspen Acres wildfire has closed roads in Colorado City from Highway 165 to Blanco Street. Highway 78 at Waterbarrel Road is closed, as well. A first report…
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‘America’s largest vanlife fest’ to make its Colorado debut
An event billed as ‘America’s largest vanlife festival’ is set to make its Rocky Mountain debut in the area of Rye, Colorado. Described by organizers as “a 1960s-inspired utopian van village,” the ‘Peace Love & Vans’ festival will take place at Hummingbird Ranch from June 12 through June 15. The event is expected to feature…