Evacuations issued during this event
- Evacuation orderBeulahPre Evacuate Beulah issued · alert expired
- Evacuation orderBeulahEvacuate Beulah issued · alert expired
- Evacuation orderRye EvacEvacuation Rye issued · alert expired
Historical record from FEMA IPAWS archive — alert times shown are when each WEA message was issued and expired; the evacuation itself may have remained in force longer (lift times aren't published to IPAWS).
This event is no longer active — it's kept here as a record. Recovery may still be underway; the guidance below applies.
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
- 101,921 acres
- Containment
- 66%
- Cause
- Human
- Began
- Status
- Inactive
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Affected area map
The shaded area is the affected-area perimeter reported for this event by NASA EONET (Custer, Colorado), colored by hazard type. Pan and zoom to explore the map; when more than one observation exists, use the slider below to step through how the reported area changed.
Interactive affected-area map
Custer, Colorado · ≈ 170 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.
2026-07-26 22:25 UTC · ≈ 170 sq mi · snapshot 15 of 15
reported perimeter · evacuation orders as issued (dashed — move the timeline slider to see when each was in force): order
View the timeline — how the reported area changed
Official size & containment
Official incident size and containment reported through NIFC / IRWIN, as we observed it. Newest first.
- 101,921 acres ±0 66% contained
- 101,921 acres ±0 66% contained
- 101,921 acres +42 64% contained
- 101,879 acres +141 61% contained
- 101,738 acres +192 61% contained
- 101,546 acres ±0 61% contained
- 101,546 acres ±0 61% contained
- 101,546 acres +790 61% contained
Show 21 earlier observations
- 100,756 acres ±0 61% contained
- 100,756 acres +356 61% contained
- 100,400 acres +176 61% contained
- 100,224 acres ±0 61% contained
- 100,224 acres +404 61% contained
- 99,820 acres ±0 48% contained
- 99,820 acres +291 48% contained
- 99,529 acres +452 36% contained
- 99,077 acres ±0 36% contained
- 99,077 acres +325 36% contained
- 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
- 96,031 acres +2,115 15% contained
- 93,916 acres ±0 16% contained
- 93,916 acres 16% contained
Shown as reported by our sources — not an official product. For current advisories and the authoritative map, see NASA EONET ↗.
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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
Flash flooding is likely today, especially over El Paso County and the Aspen Acres burn scar region.
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Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1228 PM MDT Wed Jul 29 2026
.KEY MESSAGES...
- One more day of organized heavy rain activity, flash flooding likely over parts of the region.
- Drier THU/FRI/SAT, then hot SUN, MON
- Rain chances increase and possibly cooler stating TUE
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.SHORT TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY/... Issued at 1227 PM MDT Wed Jul 29 2026
Flash flooding once again will be a threat today. Perusing HREF guidance overall best chance of flash flooding today will be over EL Paso county, as numerous high rest product show substantial QPF moving over this region late this afternoon and especially early this evening. Additionally, this area got quite a bit of rain yesterday and flash flooding did occur over the eastern parts of the county.
Another area will be the Aspen Acres (AA) burn scar region. Quite a bit of rain has fallen over the scar yesterday and any additional rain will quickly run off. However, confidence is not as high as yesterday as qpf forecasted for later this afternoon was not as high as yesterday. However, one small storm producing heavy rain could cause significant problems over the AA region. The bes…
- News gazette.com
Aspen Acres burn scar hit with flooding , road closures
- News kktv.com
New management team takes over management of Aspen Acres Fire ; nearly at 102K acres , 66 % containment
- News swoknews.com
Colorado wildfires : All evacuations lifted for Aspen Acres fire
Show 46 earlier updates
- denverpost.com News
Colorado wildfires : All evacuations lifted for Aspen Acres fire
- yahoo.com News
Some Custer County residents can go home as Aspen Acres Fire continues
- gazette.com News
New blaze reported near Aspen Acres fire ; San Isabel residents set to return
- gazette.com News
New blaze reported near Aspen Acres fire ; all evacuations in Huerfano County lifted
- gazette.com News
Flash flood warning issued for areas in the Aspen Acres burn scar
- kktv.com News
- gazette.com News
Colorado Springs weather : Monsoons bring mixed blessings of moisture , flood warnings
- canoncitydailyrecord.com News
- gazette.com News
- theprowersjournal.com News
Pueblo man rescues hundreds of animals from Aspen Acres fire : The Prowers Journal
- gazette.com News
Colorado wildfires : Aspen Acres surpasses 101 , 000 acres burned
- denverpost.com News
Colorado wildfires : Evacuations reissued for Custer County residents near Aspen Acres fire
- The Denver Post News
Colorado wildfires: Evacuations reissued for Custer County residents near Aspen Acres fire
- gazette.com News
Aspen Acres fire : Mandatory evacuations are back for some residents planning returns to homes
- gazette.com News
- kktv.com News
- eptrail.com News
Colorado wildfire updates on Aspen Acres , Gold Mountain , Elk and more
- postindependent.com News
Summit County firefighters work to defend southern Colorado communities from Aspen Acres fire
- eptrail.com News
Colorado wildfires : 12 injuries reported in Willow fire near Leadville
- canoncitydailyrecord.com News
Colorado wildfires : 12 injuries reported in Willow fire near Leadville
- summitdaily.com News
Summit County firefighters work to defend southern Colorado communities from Aspen Acres fire
- themorningsun.com News
Colorado wildfires : Nearly 16 , 000 Coloradans still evacuated , most by Aspen Acres fire
- IQAir News
- 999thepoint.com News
Colorado Wellness Check Came Back and the Results Arent Great
- denverpost.com News
Colorado wildfires : Evacuations lifted for Green Ridge fire near Steamboat
- 95rockfm.com News
Colorado Wellness Check Came Back and the Results Arent Great
- greeleytribune.com News
Colorado wildfires : Evacuations lifted for Green Ridge fire near Steamboat
- Colorado Public Radio News
Aspen Acres fire: The fire remains active even as some roads open and evacuation orders are lifted
- FOX21 News Colorado News
UPDATE: Aspen Acres Fire community meeting covers fire strategy, recovery, and re-entry plans
- Pueblo Chieftain News
- The Colorado Sun News
- Colorado Public Radio News
Aspen Acres fire: Residents start to return home as firefighters gain more ground
- The Colorado Sun News
- Pueblo Chieftain News
Aspen Acres Fire 16% contained at 94,000 acres; 266 homes destroyed
- Denver7 News
Colorado’s largest wildfire tops 86K acres as containment reaches 13%| Latest on Colorado's fires
- The Denver Post News
Colorado wildfires: Fires burn more than 290 square miles, nearly twice the size of Denver
- 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)
- FOX21 News Colorado News
- Colorado Public Radio News
Aspen Acres fire: Thousands evacuated and waiting for answers as the fire grows in Southern Colorado
- Colorado Public Radio News
Aspen Acres fire: Evacuation notices expand as fire grows to more than 50,000 acres
- InciWeb Incident update
- Colorado Public Radio News
Aspen Acres fire: Wildfire is top priority in nation as it closes Highway 96, spurs more evacuations
- CBS News News
Aspen Acres Fire destroys 55 homes in one Colorado county, more than 100 structures in another
- 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 ↗.