Aspen Acres Fire (CO)
Satellite image: NASA GIBS / MODIS.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 20 Miles SW from Pueblo, CO
- Cause
- Human
- Personnel
- 1,907
- Complexity
- Type 1 Incident
- Fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Behavior
- Active, Running, Flanking, Torching
- Jurisdiction
- Private land
The Aspen Acres Fire, currently an active Type 1 Incident, is burning 20 miles southwest of Pueblo, Colorado, near the city of Beulah in Custer County. Since starting on June 29, 2026, the human-caused blaze has grown to 97,083 acres on private land, with containment currently at 28 percent.
A Complex Incident Management Team is overseeing 1,907 personnel as they battle active fire behavior characterized by running, flanking, and torching in timber, grass, and understory fuels. The total cost of suppression efforts has reached $28,818,057.
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