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Aspen Acres Fire Grows to Over 50,000 Acres With Mandatory Evacuations Across Pueblo and Custer Counties
Description: The Aspen Acres Fire has burned more than 50,000 acres with 0% containment, prompting mandatory evacuations, road closures, and Red Flag Warnings across Pueblo and Custer counties. Photo by Daniel Chaparro.
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ASPEN ACRES FIRE
7/2/2026 UPDATED INFORMATION AS OF 4:30 p.m.
Joint Information Center
The Joint Information Center is OPEN.
https://pueblosheriff.org/394/Pueblo-Emergency-Status-Board
Please follow our Facebook & X (formally known as Twitter) accounts for the latest updates.
The Public and Media can call 719-583-4640.
For fire-specific questions, call 719-697-8353.
Mandatory Evacuations
Evacuation Maps:
Red Creek Area
Red Creek Ranch Area
Table Mountain & Colorado City
South of Lake Isabel to Rye
Evacuation Areas:
RED CREEK AREA FROM SILOAM ROAD EAST TO THE AREA OF RED CREEK SPRINGS ROAD WEST AND HIGHWAY96 WEST.
Wetmore
Colorado City North of 165, west of Crow Cutoff to Table Mountain Church
Red Creek Ranch area north of Highway 78, south of Highway 96, and west of Siloam Road.
Areas south of Highway 96 including Highway 165 south to the Pueblo County line.
Town of Beulah
Town of Rye
Town of San Isabel
Burnt Mill Rd East to Interstate 25
South of Lake Isabel to Rye, 2 mile evacuation from San Isabel
From Lazy Acres to Bishops Castle on Hwy 165
12 Mile Road
3R Road to Crow Cutoff
Crow Cutoff west to Boulder Avenue
PRE-Evacuations
West of Interstate 25 including Hatchett Ranch
Colorado City
Areas of Huerfano County that would have to utilize evacuation routes though Colorado City.
Reference Evacuation Map Here
Properties along Highway 67, extending approximately 4.5 miles north of Fremont-Custer County line, and encompassing residences 2 miles east and 2.5 miles west of the highway.
If you're in the Colorado City area and are wheelchair-bound and are in need of assistance evacuating, please call the Pueblo Joint Information Center at 719-583-4640.
Emergency Alerts:
For official information about evacuation orders in your area, please visit the link below to receive text and phone call alerts from the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office.
OTHER APP ALERTS ARE NOT VERIFIED!
Law Enforcement
6/30/26: Law Enforcement is in the evacuation areas helping with evacuations.
6/29/26: The City of Pueblo Fire is bussing people from Rye to the Evacuation Center in Pueblo (1650 Cooper Place) especially for the elderly and disabled.
Traffic Control Points
Into Beulah at Rock Creek Road.
Into the Rye area at Parkway Drive in Colorado City.
Disaster Assistance Center (D.A.C)
A Disaster Assistance Center is open at the Pueblo Academy of Arts (formerly Pitts Middle School), 29 Lehigh Ave, Pueblo, CO 81005, for Pueblo County and Custer County residents who have been evacuated or impacted by the Aspen Acres Fire.
The Disaster Assistance Center (DAC) is a one-stop resource center set up to assist survivors with the recovery process. Among the services that will be available at the center include victims' assistance, United Way of Southern Colorado, food, Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment, behavioral health, the Department of Human Services, Red Cross, agriculture support and private insurance.
Individuals will be required to have proof of residency to enter the DAC, which can include photo ID with address, a piece of mail or other official document with address.
The entrance to the DAC will be on the east side of the school, enter from the parking lot off of Colgate Lane.
Hours
Thursday July 2, 1–5 PM
Friday July 3rd, 11 AM - 7 PM
Saturday July 4th, 8 AM - 12 PM
Sunday July 5th, Closed
Monday July 6th, 1-5 PM
Social Media
Please follow our social media for the most up-to-date information about the Aspen Acres Fire.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pueblosheriff/
X (Formerly known as Twitter): https://x.com/PuebloCountySO
Containment:
The Aspen Acres Fire is reported at 50,186 acres with 0% containment as of 12:00 PM 7/2/2026.
Evacuation Centers:
Pueblo County: St. Charles Mesa Recreation Center
1650 Cooper Pl, Pueblo, Co, 81006
Custer County: Lange Hall
Lange South 3rd Street, Westcliffe, CO, 81252
Custer County: Pathfinder Park
Pathfinder Regional Park, Colorado 115, Florence, CO 81226
Evacuations for Animals
Colorado State Fairgrounds:
Evacuations for LARGE Animals
Enter on Gate 7 on Small Ave.
Anyone with livestock may park their RVs at the Colorado State Fairgrounds. Check-in will be required at Gate 7.
Trucks and trailers are staged at the Colorado State Fairgrounds for livestock evacuation needs. Please contact the Pueblo CART Livestock Division — Community Animal Response Team at 719-251-0245.
If you'd wish to volunteer and help the Pueblo CART Livestock Division, please fill out this form: Volunteer Sheet for Pueblo CART Livestock - Aspen Acres Fire
Road Closures:
For the most accurate updates on road closures from the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), please visit https://www.cotrip.org/home
Photo by Daniel Chaparro
3R Road
Highway 165 Crow Cutoff Milepost 35
Highway 165 Milepost 15 (Custer)
Highway 165 closed from Milepost 0 (McKenzie Junction) to Milepost 35.1 N. Parkway in Colorado City
Highway 165 at Mount Baldy
Highway 165 and Greenhorn
Burnt Mill to Interstate 25
Highway 67 Milepost 2
Highway 67 Milepost 3 (Custer)
Highway 96 closed at Wetmore in both directions.
Highway 96 eastbound from Hwy 67 with detour north to Florence on Hwy 67.
Highway 96 and Custer County Road 387.
Highway 96 and Siloam Road.
Highway 96 and Red Creek Road.
Highway 96 East Bound from Highway 67 will detour north to Florence on Highway 67.
Colorado Highway 165 is closed from Milepost 10 (McKenzie Junction) to Mile Post 31.4 (Beverly Drive in Colorado City)
Colorado 78 is closed from Milepost 0 (at Colo. 165) to Mile Post 23 (at Rock Creek Road)and Milepost 14.
Colorado 78 Siloam
Colorado 78 Rock Creek Milepost 23
Greenhorn/Oldhome
Media Staging
There will be a Press Conference at the Pueblo County Emergency Operations Center on Thursday July 2, 2026, 3:00 PM.
101 W 10th Street, Pueblo, CO 81003
Flights are RESTRICTED including drones over the wildfire.
Donations:
The Large Animal/ Livestock Rescue station at the Colorado State Fair Grounds (Gate 7 on Small Avenue) is in need of the following: NO Donations need at this time 7/2/26 11:00 AM.
Prepackaged snacks @ 1650 Cooper Place.
We are no longer needing water at this time, at 1650 Cooper Place as of 2:45 PM.
Donation information with United Way of Southern Colorado 719-225-8580
1591 Taos Rd., Building D
Open 7 AM - 7 PM
Opens Friday July 3rd
Visit www.unitedwaysoco.org/emergencyinfo to donate, view the current list of needed items, and learn more.
Pathfinder Park (Fremont County), 6639 HWY 115, Florence Colorado
719-618-8731
NO Donations need at this time 7/2/26 2:45 PM.
List of Resources
Organized with United Way of Southern Colorado
Emergency Resources and Information | United Way of Southern Colorado
American Red Cross of Colorado
You can also give the Red Cross a call at 303-722-7474.
Evacuees Seeking Shelter
English: 1-844-975-1881
Spanish: 1-844-975-1882
You can also visit this website: https://www.211colorado.org/wildfire-resources/#aspenacres
Fire Restrictions:
1. Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire. This includes charcoal grills and barbecues, coal, and wood burning stoves and sheepherder's stoves and includes use in developed camping and picnic grounds. EXCEPT: Devices using pressurized liquid or grasses, grills or lanterns that include shut-off valves are permitted when used in an area at least three feet or more from flammable material such as grass or pine needles.
2. Smoking. EXCEPT: Within an enclosed vehicle, trailer, or building.
3. The sale or use of fireworks.
4. Welding or operating acetylene or other torch with an open flame.
5. Operating or using any internal combustion engine (e.g. chainsaw, generator, ATV) without a spark arresting device properly installed, maintained and in effective working order.
6. Operating a chainsaw without an approved spark arresting device as described in Prohibition #4, a chemical pressurized fire extinguisher (8 oz. capacity by weight or larger and kept with the operator) and a round point shovel with an overall length of at least 35 inches readily available for use.
7. Using an explosive. This includes, but is not limited to, fuses or blasting caps, fireworks, rockets, exploding targets, tracers or incendiary.
8. Possessing or using a motor vehicle off established roads, motorized trails or established parking areas, except when parking in an area devoid of vegetation within 10 feet of the vehicle.
Weather
A Red Flag Warning is in effect for Thursday, July 2nd, starting at 10:00 AM — 12:00 AM MST.
A Red Flag Warning is in effect for Wednesday, July 1st, starting at 10:00 AM — 10:00 PM MST.
A Red Flag Warning is in effect for Pueblo County on Thursday, July 2nd, starting at 10:000 AM — Midnight MST.
A fire weather watch will be in effect for Pueblo County on Thursday, July 2nd.
Photo by Daniel Chaparro
Air Quality Alerts
All Outdoor Parks & Rec Programs in Pueblo County have been canceled as of Thursday, July 2nd.
Pueblo City Parks & Rec are continuing with normal business hours as of Thursday, July 2nd.
Custer County Residents
If you're a Custer County resident looking for information on your impacted area, please call Custer County's Non-Emergency number at 719-792-6411.
Notification Process
The notification process of resident properties in the affected areas has begun at the Disaster Assistance Center at the Pueblo Academy of Arts (formerly known as Pitts Middle School).
Photo by Daniel Chaparro
Many structures have been lost as of 3:00 PM on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. Those involved in the investigation for the Aspen Acres Fire are currently working on damage assessment, but this is not the time for speculation about structures or addresses that have been affected.
Photo by Daniel Chaparro
The investigation teams must safely enter the locations to assess and accurately track the addresses affected by the Aspen Acres Fire. Pueblo County Sheriff’s Deputies, victim advocates and command staff will personally contact individuals and owners of properties before information is publicly disseminated.
