CUSTER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Officials confirm that the Aspen Acres fire has burned approximately 102,004 acres with 72% containment as of 9 a.m. on Aug. 12. According to the Alaska Incident Management Team, the number of structures lost is believed to be around 850 as of the morning of July 10. The Custer County
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LAS ANIMAS COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Crews with the Hoehne Fire Protection District were dispatched to the Post Fire, which sparked just before 2 a.m. on August 12, 2026. Fire officials say the Post Fire is burning atop the Raton Mesa and that resources have been deployed. Acreage was estimated at 2,427 acres as of
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HUERFANO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – A Sunday afternoon lightning strike almost created huge problems for first responders in Huerfano and Custer Counties. Just after 3:30 P.M., the Custer County Sheriff’s Office alerted the public to a plume of smoke coming up from a wildfire just five miles from the Custer-Huerfano County Line in Huerfano County.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The La Junta Fire Department (LJFD) is responding to the “Broce Fire” located north of Kim and West of Highway 109. LJFD is providing mutual aid to Kim Area Volunteer Fire Department and Ambulance Service. Officials say the Broce Fire is burning approximately 400 acres with no containment reported. This
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Monday is the day many Beulah residents have been waiting for. This weekend, the Pueblo County sheriff announced plans to allow Beulah residents to temporarily return to their homes. A major caveat of the plan is that it’s dependent on the activity of the Aspen Acres Fire. The first evacuees
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CUSTER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — A segment of Highway 96 that had been closed during the Aspen Acres Fire will reopen on Monday so that evacuees can return to their homes, authorities said during a Sunday evening community meeting. At 9 a.m., the highway between Siloam Road and County Road 305 is scheduled to reopen
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Editor’s note: Colorado Parks and Wildlife recently announced that the fire had been extinguished. Colorado Springs and the Fire Department have since clarified that the fire is not out, but is 30% contained. EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office (EPSO) has lifted a pre-evacuation warning as of 12:30 p.m.
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CAÑON CITY, Colo. (KRDO) — Disasters like the “Aspen Acres” fire are nothing new to Gulf Coast natives Marcus and Kelli Summerford. “We evacuated because of Hurricane Ivan in 2004 and Hurricane Katrina in 2005,” Marcus said. “We came to Colorado during COVID, and we love it.” → KRDO13’s full coverage on the Aspen Acres
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — On Day 11 of the Aspen Acres Fire, the Beulah area on the east side of the burn presents an interesting contrast. It’s where most of the containment — which fell from 15% to 14 % overnight — is, but also where dozens of homes have been lost. → Follow
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — A weeklong ordeal has ended for dozens of people forced to evacuate during the “Aspen Acres” fire, now in its ninth day. Evacuees in parts of Colorado City, along Highway 165 and east of Interstate 25, began returning home Monday night and Tuesday morning. → Check KRDO’s full coverage of
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – Tonight, the public got to hear firsthand from the fire management team working the “Aspen Acres” fire. → Stay informed on the “Aspen Acres” wildfire here with links to live evacuation maps and the latest coverage from KRDO The meeting started at 7:00 p.m. at Centennial High School in Pueblo and
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FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Highway 96 through Wetmore in Custer County is closed as part of the latest evacuation from the “Aspen Acres” fire, but on Thursday, many drivers were either unaware of it or were hoping to be allowed through. → Find the most up to date information on the Aspen Acres fire
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FREMONT COUNTY, Colo, (KRDO) — Despite fire crews increasing containment from zero to 14% in the “Aspen Acres” fire over the weekend, the intensity of flames on the north side of the burn zone raised the risk to residents north of the Custer/Fremont County line. → Find the latest information from KRDO on the Aspen
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FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Unlike its neighbors, Williamsburg was not under pre-evacuation orders Sunday night. → Full coverage on the Aspen Acres wildfire, including links to the latest evacuation maps “It was scary. I was sitting on the recliner just eating ice cream, playing with the dog, and all the sudden, his phone is
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PUEBLO & CUSTER COUNTIES, Colo. (KRDO) — KRDO 13 has a crew in southern Pueblo County to provide an update on the Aspen Acres wildfire, which has burned nearly 87,000 acres. For the first time, authorities report some containment — 6% late Saturday night, and up to 13% as of 7 a.m. Sunday. → Most
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FOUNTAIN, Colo. (KRDO) – The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office has lifted an evacuation for homes between both the North and South intersections of Jordan Road and Old Pueblo Road in Fountain. Officials sent the evacuation notice over Peak Alerts. It is now safe to return to the area. Stay up to date with the
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – For days, firefighters from all over the country have been working to protect people and structures put at risk by the Aspen Acres Fire. “There’s not really a way to explain very simply how humbling extreme wildfire behavior can be,” Nicholai Allen, a wildlands firefighter, told KRDO13 over a Zoom
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RYE COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – As the Aspen Acres fire approaches the 10th largest in Colorado State history, KRDO13’s Bradley Davis breaks down how it matches up with the largest and most destructive fires in Colorado’s tumultuous past. As of Thursday afternoon, the Aspen Acres fire has burned 50,186 acres. That puts it as the
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — A Red Cross supervisor said that “fewer than ten” new evacuees have arrived since the overnight announcement of a new evacuation zone on the fifth day of the “Aspen Acres” fire in Custer County. LATEST FIRE STATS & EVAC ORDERS: https://krdo.com/news/2026/07/06/aspen-acres-wildfire-updates-evacuations/ “And we expect that more are coming,” the supervisor
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FLORENCE, Colo. (KRDO) – As the smoke started to settle around their house in the unincorporated community of Wetmore, Ron Fridz thought he had more time. “Looking at the smoke in the sky, I was thinking we have plenty of time. Three hours, four hours,” Ron said. → All updates, links to latest evacuation orders
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