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Colorado wildfires: Aspen Acres fire 28% contained, more evacuations to be lifted

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Public Discourse · Bluesky · this story as of 9d ago
174 distinct posts / 48h, matching Colorado 127 Acres 72 Aspen 15
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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 28% contained, more evacuations to be lifted 📄 wildfire_active denverpost.com relieved, hopeful, cautious
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T2 337 homes, 850 structures have been destroyed in the Aspen Acres Fire wildfire_damage yahoo.com devastated, ruined, heartbroken
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T2 Aspen Acres Fire 34% contained at 97,500 acres wildfire_active yahoo.com raging, expansive, pressured
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T3 CSU Pueblo becomes home to 1,700 firefighters during Aspen Acres Fire wildfire_response kjct8.com supportive, crowded, organized
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T3 Additional zones moving to pre-evacuation status for 'Aspen Acres Fire,' 97k acres, 28% containment 📄 wildfire_evacuation kktv.com threatening, anxious, displaced
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T3 Colorado wildfires: Aspen Acres fire 28% contained, more evacuations to be lifted 📄 wildfire_active timescall.com relieved, hopeful, cautious
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T3 Colorado wildfires: 851 structures lost in Aspen Acres fire, blaze is 28% contained 📄 wildfire_damage dailycamera.com devastated, grieving, overwhelmed
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T3 Colorado wildfires: 851 structures lost in Aspen Acres fire, blaze is 28% contained 📄 wildfire_damage canoncitydailyrecord.com devastated, scorched, overwhelmed
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T3 Colorado wildfires: 851 structures lost in Aspen Acres fire, blaze is 28% contained 📄 wildfire_damage greeleytribune.com destroyed, overwhelmed, grim
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T3 Absolutely Colorado: Airbnb provides housing to "Aspen Acres" fire victims, first responders wildfire_recovery krdo.com supportive, relieved, hopeful
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T3 Colorado wildfires: 851 structures lost in Aspen Acres fire, blaze is 28% contained 📄 wildfire_damage thenewsherald.com devastated, bleak, hopeful
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sadness
T3 Colorado wildfires: 851 structures lost in Aspen Acres fire, blaze is 28% contained 📄 wildfire_damage themorningsun.com devastated, anxious, urgent
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T3 Colorado wildfires: 851 structures lost in Aspen Acres fire, blaze is 28% contained 📄 wildfire_damage theoaklandpress.com devastated, grieving, shocked
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T3 Colorado wildfires: 851 structures lost in Aspen Acres fire, blaze is 28% contained 📄 wildfire_damage macombdaily.com devastated, scorched, mourning
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T3 Colorado's Gold Mountain Fire Threatens More Mountain Homes wildfire_active 999thepoint.com ominous, threatened, urgent
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fear
T3 Aspen Acres fire destroys 851 structures, including 337 homes wildfire_damage eptrail.com devastated, catastrophic, displaced
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sadness
T3 Aspen Acres fire destroys 851 structures, including 337 homes wildfire_damage journal-advocate.com heartbreaking, tragic, ruined
-5.1
sadness
T3 Progress continues on 'Aspen Acres Fire,' with containment reaching 34 percent 📄 wildfire_active kktv.com encouraging, hopeful, cautious
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T3 Aspen Acres fire destroys 851 structures, including 337 homes wildfire_damage fortmorgantimes.com destroyed, displaced, grim
-5.1
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T3 Aspen Acres fire destroys 851 structures, including 337 homes wildfire_damage reporterherald.com devastated, grief-stricken, overwhelmed
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T3 Aspen Acres fire destroys 851 structures, including 337 homes wildfire_damage canoncitydailyrecord.com devastated, grief-stricken, overwhelmed
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T3 Colorado wildfire destroys more than 850 structures — including at least 337 homes — as it approaches 100,000 acres wildfire_damage pressdemocrat.com devastated, heartbroken, catastrophic
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T3 Aspen Acres fire destroys 851 structures, including 337 homes wildfire_damage timescall.com catastrophic, heartbreaking, overwhelming
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T3 Colorado fire officials describe Aspen Acres fire's destruction, lose homes 📄 wildfire_damage timescall.com devastated, mournful, urgent
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T3 Colorado fire officials describe Aspen Acres fire's destruction, lose homes 📄 wildfire_damage reporterherald.com heartbreaking, smoky, devastated
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