Aspen Acres Fire Expands Beyond 22,000 Acres With 0% Containment as Evacuations Continue
6:00pm Aspen Acres Fire Update. The map below was last updated at 4:44pm By Custer County GIS.
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FEMA Approves Fire Management Assistance Grant for Aspen Acres Fire Threatening 1,200+ Homes Near Beulah
DENVER – On Monday evening, FEMA authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the Aspen Acres Fire burning in Custer County and Pueblo County, Colorado near Beulah. FEMA Region 8 approved the state’s request for a fe...
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Prowers County Clerk Reminds Voters to Return Primary Election Ballots by 7 P.M. on June 30, 2026
ELECTION NEWS Prowers County Clerk & Recorder Election Information: All ballots have been mailed out, so please don’t delay in returning your voted ballot back to the Prowers County VSPC Office! The sooner we get them back the sooner we can prov...
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Willow Fire Activity Increases as Helicopters Resume Water Drops
Willow Fire update 6/29/2026 5:30pm The Willow Fire has become more active again this afternoon not long after we posted our previous update. Helicopters are back up and conducting water drops on the hotter areas of the fire. As fire activity incr...
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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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