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Aspen Acres Fire is 35% contained, but 'there's still more work ahead'

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Public Discourse · Bluesky · this story as of 9d ago
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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… ×2 -1.0
9d ago Colorado wildfires: Aspen Acres fire holds steady, Elk fire keeps growing https://mrf.lu/2GVln ×2 -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. ×2 -6.5
9d ago Colorado wildfires: Aspen Acres fire holds steady, Elk fire keeps growing https://mrf.lu/2GVdv ×2 -6.0
9d ago Colorado wildfires: Aspen Acres fire holds steady, Elk fire keeps growing https://mrf.lu/2GVhB ×2 -6.0
9d ago Colorado wildfires: Aspen Acres fire holds steady, Elk fire keeps growing https://mrf.lu/2GVLW ×2 -2.5
9d ago Aspen Acres wildfire in Colorado. Devastating. ×2 -7.0
9d ago The sun turned blood red over Colorado. Not a filter. Smoke from 9 active wildfires blocking out the sky. Aspen Acres: 28,000 acres. 155+ structures gone. 0% contained. Trump cut the disaster p… ×2 -7.0
10d ago The wildfires and smoke in Colorado have ruined my summer hiking plans. One of my friends, along with her husband and three big dogs, were forced to evacuate their house more than two weeks ago tha… ×2 -4.5
10d ago I've been dealing the Aspen wildfire here in Colorado for the past few weeks. Not fun at all. Hopefully y'all get more rain that we have recently. We were lucky and get some showers three days in… -2.5
10d ago "The Aspen Acres fire has already climbed to seventh on Colorado’s list of largest wildfires on record and officials say it is far from finished. At 99,820 acres, the blaze is nearing the size of t… ×2 -6.0
10d ago Aspen Acres is the second-largest active U.S. wildfire, at 99,529 acres in CO. Containment is 36%. First reported 48 km SW of Pueblo, Colorado. Active for 17 days. Latest update: Wed, Jul 15, 4:34… ×2 -2.0
10d ago Alaska lawmakers move to finalize a gasline tax compromise. Florida appeals court blocks the Stop WOKE Act as unconstitutional. Aspen Acres wildfire in Colorado expands to 99,820 acres. Researchers… ×2 -2.0
10d ago A helicopter pilot from B.C. who was helping battle a massive wildfire in Colorado has died after his aircraft crashed near Aspen while fighting the blaze on Sunday. Nicholas Dale, 56, from the Va… -8.0
10d ago A new team is leading the Aspen Acres Fire fight, with the wildland fire now impacting more than 99,000 acres. ×2 -4.5
9d ago Sun Sentinel Breaking News A wildfire burning in the Everglades in far western Broward County has consumed more than 4,400 acres and was about 20% contained on Friday morning. -5.5
9d ago Between 1984 & 2024, over 16,000 wildfires burned a total of 179 million acres in the US. -6.0
9d ago Truly unbelievable. The Lyons Ferry fire in SE Washington started a little over 24 hours ago and has grown to an astonishing 25,485 acres. It made a strong push towards the small town of Hooper in … -7.0
9d ago Oregon wildfire explodes to 6,700+ acres as homes burn, governor declares emergency — KATU News #OregonNews #LocalTV #Video -8.0
9d ago In Jan 2025, as the LA #wildfires raged, people placed bets on #Polymarket, one of the leading #PredictionMarkets. They waged money on how many acres the fires would consume, which locations the fl… -5.0
9d ago Senator Bernie Moreno from Ohio introduced a bill to sanction Canada due to smoke/pollution from their wildfires. I'm sure Canada wants to squander their greatest resource, timber, and let thousan… -4.5
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. -3.0
9d ago Babylon is the largest active U.S. wildfire, at 107,173 acres in UT. Containment is 62%. First reported 31 km W of Blanding, Utah. Active for 20 days. Latest update: Thu, Jul 16, 4:01 PM PT. -1.0
9d ago Minnesota remains under a statewide air quality alert as BWCA wildfires burn an estimated 55,000 acres. Meanwhile, a few states over in Michigan, 4 members of Congress sent a sharp letter to Canada… -3.0
9d ago How stupid. US wildfires do just as much damage. I remember trying to breathe through the Yosemite rim fire which burned 257,000 acres - the largest in California history. Petty bullshit! -6.5
9d ago Please stop calling them Canadian, as it takes the pressure off of our US elected leaders to step up and do something to help. There are bad fires in Minnesota. Wildfires latest: More than 70,000 a… -3.5
9d ago Western Pa is once again today in the crosshairs of the wildfire smoke from the fires raging in Canada. I’ve read close to a million acres and a lot of small towns burned. Heartbreaking for people … -5.5
9d ago www.bbc.com/news/article... As of the latest update from the U.S. National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC): * 39,354 wildfires reported so far in 2026, burning about 3.6 million acres. Apparently… -2.5
9d ago As long as we keep calling it "Canadian," we let our US leaders off the hook for stopping this. Minnesota is burning, and is our Fed gov going to do anything to help? Superior National Forest wildf… -5.0
9d ago There are fires in the US, too. We need to talk about how our federal officials don't seem to be offering to help put out the fires. Superior National Forest wildfire grows to more than 55,000 acre… -5.5

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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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T2 Aspen Acres Fire is 35% contained, but 'there's still more work ahead' wildfire_active yahoo.com relieved, cautious, strained
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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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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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T3 Aspen Acres fire destroys 851 structures, including 337 homes wildfire_damage eptrail.com devastated, catastrophic, displaced
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T3 Aspen Acres fire destroys 851 structures, including 337 homes wildfire_damage journal-advocate.com heartbreaking, tragic, ruined
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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
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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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T3 Colorado fire officials describe Aspen Acres fire's destruction, lose homes 📄 wildfire_damage greeleytribune.com heartbreaking, displaced, mournful
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T3 Aspen Acres fire: activity increases as crews brace for dry Saturday wildfire_active gazette.com tense, prepared, apprehensive
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T3 Colorado fire officials describe Aspen Acres fire's destruction, lose homes 📄 wildfire_damage canoncitydailyrecord.com devastated, grieving, destroyed
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T3 Colorado fire officials describe Aspen Acres fire's destruction, lose homes 📄 wildfire_damage eptrail.com devastating, heartbreaking, displaced
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T3 Colorado wildfires: 851 structures lost in Aspen Acres fire, blaze is 28% contained 📄 wildfire_damage texarkanagazette.com devastated, grief-stricken, shocked
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T3 'Aspen Acres Fire' surpasses 98,000 acres, containment increases to 35 percent 📄 wildfire_active kktv.com grim, relieved, determined
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T3 Aspen Acres blaze 35% contained; firefighting efforts getting 'desired results' wildfire_response gazette.com hopeful, relieved, cautious
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