Aspen Acre Fire Grows to Estimated 23,000 Acres as Extreme Winds Halt Air Support
UPDATE: As of 8:20 p.m. Last update on size of fire is 23,123 with 0% containment. Several structures have been lost. No injuries have been reported. Mandatory evacuations remain for the Town of Beulah, Town of Rye, San Isabel and other nearby are...
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Colorado Activates State Emergency Operations Center as Major Wildfires Trigger Evacuations Across Multiple Counties
State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) Status Response Level 2: State EOC Activated with more than one state agency. Recovery Level 3 June 29 Colorado Daily Status Report&l
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Crowley County Opens Emergency Shelters and Livestock Shelter for Beulah Evacuees
NOTICE FOR BEULAH AREA EVACUEES Crowley County has opened two facilities for individuals and families evacuated from the Beulah area who are in need of a place to stay. Available Locations: Town of Olney Springs Senior Center Contact: Ken Langdon ...
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Aspen Acres Fire Prompts Evacuations and Highway 165 Closure in Custer County
Aspen Acres Fire Update 837am: The weather conditions are extreme and the two fires are growing rapidly. The worst fire is moving north and west to 12 mile road. The smaller fire is near Isabel Lake. The larger fire has exceeded our capacity in Cu...
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Jacob Dean Wager Obituary
Jacob "Jake" Dean Wager Obituary April 7, 1988 - June 15, 2026 Obituary A gathering to honor the life of Jacob is being planned for a later date. Our family is devastated to share that our son, Jake Wager, has left us far too soon.
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Gold Mountain Fire Prompts Ouray County State of Emergency and Mandatory Evacuations
Gold Mountain Fire in Ouray County Ouray County, CO — Currently Ouray County is in a declared state of emergency due to a major wildfire which originated on USFS land, and a local Emergency Operations Center is activated in addition to on-site m...
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Three Wildland Firefighters Killed, Two Injured Battling Knowles and Gore Fires Along Colorado-Utah Border
The U.S. Wildland Fire Service is devastated to share that three wildland firefighters lost their lives on Saturday, June 27, as part of an interagency response to the Knowles and Gore fires along the Colorado-Utah border. Additionally, two crew m...
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CPW and Denver Zoo Reintroduce 3,500 Endangered Boreal Toad Tadpoles Near Leadville
CPW and Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance reintroduce state endangered boreal toad tadpoles into historic alpine breeding site DENVER — Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) and Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance (DZCA) hiked into alpine wetlands near ...
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife Approves Emergency Fish Salvages at Three Reservoirs Due to Drought
Colorado Parks and Wildlife approves three emergency public fish salvages DENVER — Colorado Parks and Wildlife has approved emergency public fish salvages due to the imminent drawing down of reservoirs at three state properties. The salvages wil...
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CPW Rescues Two Adults After Boat Capsizes at John Martin Reservoir State Park
CPW rescues two adults wearing life jackets at John Martin Reservoir State Park after boat capsizes BENT COUNTY, Colo. — CPW officers, along with Bent County deputies and the Hasty-McClave Fire Department, responded to a 911 call shortly after 4...
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