Aspen Acres Fire Update: 72% Contained at 101,965 Acres Near Rye, Colorado

Description: Aspen Acres Fire near Rye, Colorado is 72% contained at 101,965 acres. Crews continue suppression repairs as thunderstorms and gusty winds are forecast...


Published: 08/10/2026
Byline: SECO News

Aspen Acres Fire Update – August 10, 2026
 
Wyoming Type 3 Incident Management Team 5
Incident Commanders Jon Warder and Justin McArthur (trainee)
 
Fire Information: 719-697-8353 Operational Hours: 8am-8pm
Size: 101,965 acres | Containment: 72% | Cause: Human | Start Date: June 29, 2026
Location: 10 Miles NW of Rye, CO | Total Personnel: 133
 
KEY MESSAGES
 
The Aspen Acres Fire area experienced warmer temperatures and increased winds across the fire over the weekend. Crews remain focused on suppression repair activities, including removing berms, dispersing slash, and installing water bars to improve drainage and minimize erosion.
 
Incident personnel would like to remind everyone that a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) remains in place over the fire area. Drones and other unauthorized aircraft can interfere with firefighting operations and may force suppression aircraft to stop flying. If you fly, they can't.
 
CURRENT SITUATION
 
Near Lake Isabel, smoke is still visible in areas where steep terrain has limited direct suppression measures. Indirect containment lines and structure protection measures remain in place to support fire management objectives, and helicopter buckets may be utilized to reduce fire spread in this area of uncontained fireline in advance of predicted rain.
 
Suppression repair remains the focus, with heavy equipment actively restoring and repairing firelines throughout the incident area. Crews are also continuing efforts to replace fences damaged by the fire in conjunction with landowners. Depending upon weather, it is estimated that at least one week of this work remains ahead.
 
WEATHER
 
Humidity levels are expected to increase Monday and Tuesday as moisture moves into the area, bringing a chance of thunderstorms and rainfall. There is a 70% chance of thunderstorms both days, with up to 0.25 inches of precipitation possible. Thunderstorms may also produce wind gusts of up to 40 mph. Temperatures will remain hot, with highs in the 90s at lower elevations and 80s in upper elevations. The increase in moisture will raise relative humidity values by approximately 10% early in the week, with only the lowest elevations expected to see humidity levels drop below 20%.
 
CLOSURE AND EVACUATIONS
 
There is a Fire Area Closure on the U.S. Forest Service, Pike-San Isabel National Forest, San Carlos Ranger District with the exception of the Greenhorn Mountain Wilderness which is open and accessible only through the Bartlett and Greenhorn trailheads out of Rye. Visit: https://www.fs.usda.gov/.../aspen-acres-fire-area-closure.
 
There is a Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) in place over the fire area, which was reduced today to cover a 5 nautical mile radius centered on the southwest corner of the fire. It is active during daytime hours only, from 7:00 AM to 9:00 PM. This restriction applies to all aircraft, including drones and other unmanned aerial systems.
 
AIR QUALITY For daily air quality information, visit https://fire.airnow.gov/.
 
Aspen Acres Fire Information
Phone: (719) 697-8353 (8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.)
Email: Email 2026.aspenacres@firenet.gov
 


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