FEMA disaster funding approved for Aspen Acres Fire in Pueblo County

COLORADO CITY, Colo. (KRDO) -- In a wildfire that grew from two acres to nearly 25,000 in one day, firefighters battling the Aspen Acres Fire will take any help they can get.

And they got more of it on Monday evening.

That's when FEMA -- the Federal Emergency Management Agency -- approved federal funding for 75% of firefighting costs.

The funding will cover the management, mitigation, and control of the fire.

However, FEMA funds don't provide assistance to individual home or business owners, nor do they cover other infrastructure damage caused by the fire.

It's unclear how many homes, structures, or other property may have been damaged or destroyed by the fire.

FEMA's authorization of disaster funds may come as a surprise to many state leaders after President Trump -- in what was widely considered a political move -- denied disaster funding for two wildfires earlier this year.