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Source: Pueblo Sheriff Emergency

7/2 9 AM update

Containment: The Aspens Acres Fire is reported at 47,953 acres with 0% containment as of 8 AM 7/2/2026.

Mandatory Evacuations:

• Town of Beulah
• Town of Rye
• Town of San Isabel
• Wetmore
• Colorado City North of 165, west of Crow Cutoff to Table Mountain Church
• Red Creek Ranch area north of Highway 78, south of Highway 96, and west of Siloam Road.
• Red Creek Area from Siloam Road east to the area of Red Creek Springs Road west and Highway 96 west.
• Burnt Mill Rd East to Interstate 25
• South of Lake Isabel to Rye, 2 mile evacuation from San Isabel
• From Lazy Acres to Bishops Castle on Hwy 165
• 12 Mile Road
• 3R Road to Crow Cutoff
• Crow Cutoff west to Boulder Avenue

Pre-Evacuation:

• Colorado City
• West of Interstate 25 including Hatchett Ranch
• Areas of Huerfano County that would have to utilize evacuation routes though Colorado City. map
• Properties along Highway 67, extending apporoximmately 4.5 miles north of Fremont-Custer County line, and encompassing residences 2 miles east and 2.5 miles west of the highway.

Fire Restrictions

• Flights are restricted, including drones over the wildfire.
• Pueblo (city and county) is now in stage 2 fire restrictions - No sale or use of fireworks - (Earlier Discussion)
• A Red Flag Warning is in effect for Thursday, July 2nd, starting at 10:00 AM — 12:00 PM MST.

Road Closures:

• 3R Road
• Highway 165 Crow Cutoff Milepost 35
• Highway 165 Milepost 15 (Custer)
• Highway 165 at Mount Baldy
• Highway 165 and Greenhorn
• Burnt Mill to Interstate 25
• Highway 67 Milepost 3 (Custer)
• Highway 96 and Custer County Road 387.
• Highway 96 and Siloam Road.
• Highway 96 and Red Creek Road.
• Highway 96 East Bound from Highway 67, will detour north to Florence on Highway 67.
• Colorado Highway 165 is closed from Milepost 10 (McKenzie Junction) to Mile Post 31.4 (Beverly Drive in Colorado City)
• Colorado 78 is closed from Mile Post 0 (at Colo. 165) to Mile Post 23 (at Rock Creek Road)and Milepost 14.

See CDOT source, 2 for up to date closures.

Traffic Control Points:

• Into Beulah at Rock Creek Road.
• Into the Rye area at Beverly Drive in Colorado City.

Evacuation Instructions

Be prepared to leave. If you may need additional time to evacuate, you may want to leave now. No evacuation orders have been lifted.

If you evacuate, please self report that you are safe: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf0L5ghjiNHIsxVOdJBS1mS6KJbNNl8SDQtrwpHUWHeECFNbA/viewform

Evacuation Transportation: City of Pueblo Fire is bussing people from Rye to the Evacuation Center in Pueblo (11650 Cooper Place) Especially for the Elderly and disabled.

Evacuation Center: Pueblo County Parks and Recreation, 1650 Cooper Place in Pueblo (small household animals accepted)

Large Animals Evacuation: Colorado State Fairgrounds, Enter on Gate 7 on Small Ave.

Disaster Assistance Center:

• The Pueblo Academy of Arts (formerly Pitts Middle School), 29 Lehigh Ave, Pueblo, CO 81005, for Pueblo County and Custer County residents who have been evacuated or impacted by the Aspen Acres Fire.

Updates

7/1/2026 Press Release 11:00 AM

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6/30

• As of 7:15 a.m. We do not yet have an update on the status of the fire overnight. When we have further information, we will post it. Currently all evacuation orders remain in place. Only those individuals with livestock will be allowed past the traffic control points at this time. At this time, we do not have information on the status of homes or neighborhoods. We hope to have an update soon. - Pueblo County Sheriff

• 8:30 Press Release

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6/29

• UPDATE: As of 8:20 p.m. Last update on size of fire is 23,123 with 0% containment. Several structures have been lost. No injuries have been reported. Mandatory evacuations remain for the Town of Beulah, Town of Rye, San Isabel and other nearby areas. Those in mandatory evacuations are ask to leave immediately. - Pueblo County Sheriff
• "UPDATE: As of 5:48 PM, there is an update to the McKenzie Junction closure point, road closure at CO 165 Mile Point Fairview to Mile Point 31.2 (Stanley Ave). If you have livestock but no means to transport them, it is encouraged to cut your fences." - Pueblo County Sheriff
• UPDATE: As of 5:16 PM, It is estimated that the Aspen Acres Fires has consumed 23,000 acres as of now. Due to the high winds of approximately 100 miles per hour, no air support is currently available. An unspecified number of structures have been affected by the fire. Pueblo County Sheriff

Local News:

• Fire Tracker

• Pueblo Country Sheriff on X

• Youtube Search Aspen Acres Fire

• Beloved Horseshoe Lodge Burns - My Heart is Broken

• ‘Aspen Acres’ fire approximately 23,000 acres in Pueblo County

• Multiple southern Colorado towns under evacuation as new fires burn along Highway 165 near Bishop Castle

• Evacuations ordered in Fremont County as wildfire burns - "11 Fire"

• Colorado Governor declares disaster emergency for wildfire driving mandatory evacuations in Beulah, reached 2,476 acres - (Discussion)