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Colorado wildfires: Aspen Acres fire 13% contained, new evacuations for Willow fire near Leadville

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Public Discourse · Bluesky · this story as of 9d ago
175 distinct posts / 48h, matching Colorado 127 Acres 72 Aspen 15 Leadville 1
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9d ago Scientists have counted at least 1,000 toxins in wildfire smoke, according to Colorado State University environmental toxicologist Luke Montrose. -6.5
9d ago We help fight American wildfires every year. A Canadian pilot died a few days ago fighting a wildfire in Colorado. Just saying. I’ll give you the cheating in curling thing tho. -3.0
9d ago Americans bitching about wildfire smoke from Canada, as if they weren’t the 2nd largest GHG emitters in the world, and just days after a Canadian pilot was killed fighting a wildfire in Colorado. T… -5.0
9d ago Note that a British Columbia firefighter was killed while fighting a fire in Colorado. We help our neighbours, we don't make statements about how they have to manage wildfire smoke better (which is… -7.0
9d ago ‘We lost a great person’: How a B.C. pilot killed while fighting a Colorado forest fire is being remembered www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar... -8.5
9d ago So can I go after our government for the wildfire smoke here in Colorado? Fair is fair -6.5
9d ago For any American who wants to complain about the "Canadian" wildfire smoke - one of our pilots just died fighting a fire in Colorado. There are zero Americans helping here. You're welcome. Now s… -7.5
9d ago Ferris is another large active U.S. wildfire, at 64,881 acres in CO. Containment is 59%. First reported 32 km N of Cortez, Colorado. Active for 19 days. Latest update: Thu, Jul 16, 4:54 PM PT. ×2 -3.0
9d ago Aspen Acres is the second-largest active U.S. wildfire, at 99,820 acres in CO. Containment is 48%. First reported 48 km SW of Pueblo, Colorado. Active for 18 days. Latest update: Thu, Jul 16, 4:18… ×3 -1.0
9d ago Wildfires are burning everywhere, from Canada to Colorado. This is a climate emergency. It shouldn’t take smoke covering D.C. to force Congress to take action. We need all hands on deck NOW. -4.0
9d ago Colorado wildfires: Aspen Acres fire holds steady, Elk fire keeps growing https://mrf.lu/2GVln ×3 -2.5
9d ago Colorado wildfires: Aspen Acres fire holds steady, Elk fire keeps growing Aspen Acres is one of Colorado’s six large, active fires that have consumed more than 211,000 acres, or 330 square miles. ×3 -6.5
9d ago Colorado wildfires: Aspen Acres fire holds steady, Elk fire keeps growing https://mrf.lu/2GVdv ×3 -6.0
9d ago Colorado wildfires: Aspen Acres fire holds steady, Elk fire keeps growing https://mrf.lu/2GVhB ×3 -6.0
9d ago Colorado wildfires: Aspen Acres fire holds steady, Elk fire keeps growing https://mrf.lu/2GVLW ×3 -2.5
9d ago The Colorado resort joins a growing list of ski areas using snowmaking infrastructure as a powerful tool for wildfire defense. bit.ly/454O8nd ×2 +4.0
9d ago July 12: Canadian helicopter pilot Nicholas Dale died while fighting wildfires in Colorado. Dale was 56. July 15: four Republicans from Michigan released a statement titled “Canada’s Apologies Won… -7.5
9d ago $50 million in pre-approved fire prep funds and FEMA froze it. Colorado went into wildfire season without it. Now 8 active fires are burning across the state. That money was supposed to protect o… -6.0
9d ago thehill.com/homenews/sen... If that is not the craziest shit ever introduced by a Republican Senator! Next they're going to sanction California over the wildfires… or the ones in Texas last year, … -5.0
9d ago Red Sun paintings from 2023, made after wildfires i experienced in colorado and wyoming. hoping for the best for everyone up north right now, stay safe Gouache on papers, 8x10” +3.0
9d ago Just a few days ago, a Canadian helicopter pilot died fighting a Colorado wildfire. It definitely shows Trump's idea of classy, I'll give you that. -6.5
9d ago Especially when one of our Canadian pilots lost his life recently fighting the Colorado wildfires 😢 We’ve always been there for the USA in their time of need. I cannot believe the audacity and s… -7.0
9d ago We Americans appreciate your help with our fires. Please do not listen to the Republicans in this country. They don't know what they're talking about. We have numerous wildfires burning in Colorado… -1.0
9d ago Colorado’s drought isn’t impacting water access to fight wildfires, officials say +2.0
9d ago I dislike painting with a broad brush, but that boomer mentality of “fuck everyone else” is getting old. We live in Colorado for fuck’s sake, and we’re all choking on forest fire smoke. -5.5
9d ago Florida had its own wildfires—really bad the year before we moved down there—and we’d get smoke from all over, but nothing like the density the northeast is getting unless you were right up on it … -3.0
9d ago Colorado has been shouting for two decades along with the rest of the west coast. Never a word in the media about wildfires until the smoke affects them on the east coast. But we do get weeks of me… -4.5
9d ago Yeah, seen that kinda sky before when wildfires happen here in Colorado. It's still early for them to start appearing 💀 -3.0
9d ago Colorado here. We’ve been living with wildfires and smoke for the past two decades. Media people saying Oh my, look at the orange sun. We’ve looked at orange suns every single summer for two decade… -3.0
9d ago We just lost a firefighter helping manage wildfires in Colorado. America really is a broken country. -8.0

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T2 Colorado wildfires: Aspen Acres fire 13% contained, new evacuations for Willow fire near Leadville 📄 wildfire_active denverpost.com partial, tense, urgent
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T2 Aspen Acres Fire continues to rage in Colorado. See map wildfire_active yahoo.com intense, threatening, ongoing
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T2 Colorado wildfires: Aspen Acres fire forces evacuations in Fremont County 📄 wildfire_evacuation denverpost.com displaced, urgent, dangerous
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T3 Colorado wildfires: Aspen Acres fire 13% contained, new evacuations for Willow fire near Leadville 📄 wildfire_evacuation eptrail.com tense, urgent, unsettled
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T3 Colorado wildfires: Aspen Acres fire 13% contained, new evacuations for Willow fire near Leadville 📄 wildfire_active canoncitydailyrecord.com smoke-filled, evacuations, precarious
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T3 Colorado wildfires: Aspen Acres fire 13% contained, new evacuations for Willow fire near Leadville 📄 wildfire_evacuation unionleader.com anxious, smoky, unsettled
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T3 New evacuations issued as Aspen Acres Fire grows, containment up to 14% 📄 wildfire_evacuation kktv.com evacuated, vulnerable, tense
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T3 Colorado wildfires: Aspen Acres fire forces evacuations in Fremont County 📄 wildfire_evacuation timescall.com urgent, displaced, anxious
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T3 Colorado wildfires: Aspen Acres fire forces evacuations in Fremont County 📄 wildfire_evacuation canoncitydailyrecord.com evacuated, frantic, smoky
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T3 Colorado wildfires: Aspen Acres fire forces evacuations in Fremont County 📄 wildfire_evacuation greeleytribune.com evacuated, frantic, smoky
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T3 Colorado wildfires: Aspen Acres fire forces evacuations in Fremont County 📄 wildfire_evacuation dailycamera.com evacuated, frantic, smoky
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T3 Bishop Castle survives Colorado Aspen Acres fire...so far wildfire_damage westword.com relieved, precarious, hopeful
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T3 Colorado wildfires: Aspen Acres fire forces evacuations in Fremont County 📄 wildfire_evacuation reporterherald.com urgent, displaced, anxious
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T3 Firefighting efforts continue across Colorado wildfire_response gazette.com resolute, strained, hopeful
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T3 Colorado wildfires: Aspen Acres fire forces evacuations in Fremont County 📄 wildfire_evacuation eptrail.com urgent, displaced, scared
-4.3
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T3 MAP: Where Colorado wildfires are burning wildfire_active gazette.com ominous, smoky, watchful
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T3 Crews make progress toward containment of 'Aspen Acres Fire' as it grows to more than 85K acres 📄 wildfire_active kktv.com wary, hopeful, determined
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T3 Bishop Castle is still standing as Aspen Acres wildfire continues to burn nearby wildfire_active koaa.com relieved, anxious, unsettled
+1.2
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T3 MAP: Where Colorado wildfires are burning wildfire_active gazette.com informative, situational, calm
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