Overview
- The Aspen Acres Fire has burned roughly 100,223 acres and incident managers report about 61% containment after recent gains by firefighting teams.
- Crews are using dozer and hand lines, strategic firing, aircraft drops, and both crewed and uncrewed reconnaissance to build and connect lines and extinguish hot spots.
- Evacuation orders and pre‑evacuation notices remain in Custer, Pueblo, Fremont, and Huerfano counties while limited re‑entry has been allowed for some Pueblo County areas between Highway 96 and Highway 78.
- Operations were briefly disrupted when an unauthorized drone entered restricted airspace, forcing aircraft to stand down and highlighting the active Temporary Flight Restriction over the fire area.
- About 1,700 personnel are assigned to the incident as teams shift to patrol, mop‑up and suppression repair while Burned Area Emergency Response crews assess risks to watersheds, roads and private property.