FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- In addition to restricted access through the Highway 67 checkpoint south of Florence for the ongoing Aspen Acres wildfire, drivers also must adjust to occasional changes in the checkpoint's location. When authorities placed the ten-mile stretch between Florence and Highway 69 in Custer County on pre-evacuation status last Thursday, the The post Changing checkpoint locations along Highway 67 in Fremont County pose more challenges for drivers in Aspen Acres Fire ev

‘Aspen Acres’ fire estimated 91,000+ acres burned, around 11,000 evacuated The latest press briefing from the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office on July 6 is available above. CUSTER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) - The Pueblo County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) has ordered mandatory evacuations due to the "Aspen Acres" fire, which has burned approximately 91,523 acres with 12% The post The latest on the ‘Aspen Acres’ wildfire appeared first on KRDO.

CUSTER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- Bishop's Castle, a historic Colorado landmark, is still standing despite threats from the Aspen Acres Fire. Construction on the castle began in 1969, and is a well known tourist attraction. KRDO13 is speaking to the Bishop family about the threat of the fires, and the efforts to preserve the castle. The post Historic Bishop’s Castle in Colorado endures Aspen Acres Fire threat appeared first on KRDO.

The Aspen Acres Fire is reported at 85,585 acres with 0% containment as of 6 a.m. 7/4/26. Also 155 structures in Pueblo & Custer County have been lost as of […]

PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- A Red Cross supervisor said that "fewer than ten" new evacuees have arrived since the overnight announcement of a new evacuation zone on the fifth day of the Aspen Acres Fire in Custer County. "And we expect that more are coming," the supervisor said just before 5 a.m. on Friday. The post More evacuees arrive at Pueblo County shelter as authorities announce new evacuations in the Aspen Acres wildfire appeared first on KRDO.

    The latest update on the Aspen Acres fire burning in Pueblo County and Custer County southwest of Pueblo. Reports from the app "Watch Du...

FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- Highway 96 through Wetmore in Custer County is closed as part of the latest evacuation from the Aspen Acres Fire, but drivers hoping to reach Wetmore won't make it that far. A checkpoint is in place on Highway 67, several miles north of Wetmore, just south of Florence, in Fremont The post Residents of Fremont, Pueblo counties worry about threat from advancing Aspen Acres Fire appeared first on KRDO.

The Aspen Acres Fire burning in southern Colorado has destroyed 55 homes in Custer County and more...

PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- Authorities announced new evacuations and pre-evacuations for neighbors in the path of the Aspen Acres Fire, now in its third day of straddling the Pueblo/Custer County lines. Residents of the Red Creek Ranches area in Pueblo County were ordered to leave immediately. At around the same time, officials placed the The post New evacuations for Aspen Acres Fire could increase the need for help in Pueblo, Custer counties appeared first on KRDO.

As the Aspen Acres Fire continues to burn across Pueblo and Custer County, a new Disaster Assistance Center is being set up for all those impacted.