The Aspen Acres fire started June 29 in the Custer area and has burned 98,752 acres with 36 percent containment as of the latest report. Homes in the affected area face direct fire damage risk.
Overview written from official NASA EONET and National Interagency Fire Center/IRWIN data.
- Type
- Wildfires
- Official size
- 98,752 acres
- Containment
- 36%
- Cause
- Human
- Began
- Status
- Ongoing
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Official size & containment
Official incident size and containment reported through NIFC / IRWIN, as we observed it. Newest first.
- 98,752 acres +652 36% contained
- 98,100 acres ±0 35% contained
- 98,100 acres +595 35% contained
- 97,505 acres ±0 34% contained
- 97,505 acres +422 34% contained
- 97,083 acres +962 28% contained
- 96,121 acres +90 20% contained
- 96,031 acres ±0 15% contained
Show 3 earlier observations
- 96,031 acres +2,115 15% contained
- 93,916 acres ±0 16% contained
- 93,916 acres 16% contained
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Latest updates
Official updates and news coverage for this event, newest first — National Weather Service products, local storm reports, incident updates and press headlines. Official items are verbatim government text; news headlines link out to the original outlet.
- Forecast discussion NWS PUB
Area Forecast Discussion
Isolated afternoon storms likely over high terrain today, with widespread thunderstorms and significant rainfall expected over the Continental Divide from Wednesday through the weekend.
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pueblo CO 516 AM MDT Tue Jul 14 2026
.KEY MESSAGES...
- Isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms expected over the higher terrain again today, with the best chance for a storm along the Continental Divide.
- Moisture increases from Wednesday into the weekend over the mountains, bringing widespread thunderstorms and significant rainfall to the Continental Divide, with lighter amounts farther east over most interior valleys and the eastern mountains.
- I-25 corridor and eastern plains remain mostly dry and hot through the week into the weekend, before moisture begins to creep eastward, potentially bringing storms to areas east of the mountains early next week.
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.SHORT TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY/... Issued at 1242 AM MDT Tue Jul 14 2026
Little change in the weather pattern today, with upper ridge from the Rockies into the nrn plains and main tap of mid-level moisture staying mostly west of Colorado through the day. Still enough residual moisture in place for another round of isolated afternoon storms over the higher terrain, with the best chance for storms over the Eastern San Juans, where moist…
- News IQAir
Wildfire Map Spotlight: Aspen Acres Fire, Colorado
- News FOX21 News Colorado
UPDATE: Aspen Acres Fire community meeting covers fire strategy, recovery, and re-entry plans
- News Pueblo Chieftain
Aspen Acres Fire 16% contained at 94,000 acres; 266 homes destroyed
Show 6 earlier updates
- The Colorado Sun News
Aspen Acres destruction climbs to 263 homes lost in Pueblo, Custer counties
- The Denver Post News
Colorado wildfires: Aspen Acres fire burns more than 260 homes in Pueblo, Custer counties
- FEMA Federal declaration
Fire Management Assistance declaration: WILLOW FIRE (Colorado)
- Colorado Public Radio News
Aspen Acres fire: Evacuation notices expand as fire grows to more than 50,000 acres
- Colorado Public Radio News
Aspen Acres fire: Wildfire is top priority in nation as it closes Highway 96, spurs more evacuations
- FEMA Federal declaration
Fire Management Assistance declaration: GOLD MOUNTAIN FIRE (Colorado)
Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NASA EONET ↗.