ASPEN ACRES BURN SCAR FLOODING: The latest storm to hit the burn scar triggered a Flash Flood Emergency, this is Beulah. The first one is the bridge as you enter into town from Pueblo, the second is a bridge over North Creek. @KOAA
RIVERWALK BEAVER: I have lived in Pueblo for almost 12 years, this is the first time I ever seen a beaver at the Riverwalk. @KOAA
FLASH FLOOD ON HIGHWAY 165 NEAR SAN ISABEL: This is just outside San Isabel, water and debris are all over the road.@KOAA
ASPEN ACRES FIREFIGHTERS HONORED: With evacuations starting to be lifted in certain areas of the fire, these residents in the Greenhorn Valley are taking time to give their their thanks to firefighters battling the Aspen Acres Fire. @KOAA
INSIDE ASPEN ACRES FIRE BURN AREA, CUSTER COUNTY SIDE: @CusterCOSheriff gave @KOAABillFolsom a look around the burn area. They went to different areas like Bishop Castle, and places impacted by the fire. The fire has burned 96,121 acres. Fire crews from 30 states are here. @KOAA
ASPEN ACRES NEW DRONE VIDEO: This is new video of Beulah from @PuebloCountySO. 191 homes have been burned down on the Pueblo County side of the fire. A media briefing is happening at 3:30 p.m. today updating us about the fire. A link for whole drone video is in next thread. @KOAA
Link to the full version of the drone video. @KOAA vimeo.com/1208199573?fl=pl&f…
ASPEN ACRES FIRES BURNS DOWN MORE HOMES: 272 homes destroyed between Custer (81) and Pueblo (191) counties, 5th most in state history. 93,316 acres burned, 1,646 people working the fire, 16% containment. Video is from @PuebloCountySO in Beulah, full version in next thread. @KOAA
Here is a link to the full drone video, vimeo.com/1207897455?fbclid=…
ASPEN ACRES FIRE DIFFERENCE, NORTH SIDE: You can see the progress fire crews made in less than a week. The 1st pic is last Thursday, fire is across the ridge near Siloam Road. The 2nd pic is same area but shot in night mode. The fire has burned more than 90,000 acres. @KOAA
ASPEN ACRES FIRE, NORTH SIDE: This is by Siloam Road, you can see how much aircraft focused here, there is a red mark across one of the hills. More than 1,000 people are on this fire from across the U.S. The fire has burned more than 90,000 acres and is at 12% containment. @KOAA
ASPEN ACRES FIRE HOME LOSS: The Pueblo and Custer county sheriffs say 263 homes have been lost in the fire. It is 5TH MOST homes lost in a wildfire in Colorado history. Some evacuations are planned to be lifted today, keep up with @KOAA regarding that. Pic from Abbie Krause.
A community meeting regarding the fire will happen tonight at 7 p.m. at Centennial High School in Pueblo. @KOAA
ASPEN ACRES FIRE LATEST NUMBERS AND COMMUNITY MEETING: The fire has grown to 89,055 acres, making it the 7th largest in Colorado history, containment is up to 14 percent now. In the pic is info for a in-person community meeting happening Monday night in Pueblo. @KOAA
ASPEN ACRES FIRE NIGHT SHOT, GREENHORN VALLEY SIDE: This is pointed toward Colorado City and Rye. The two towns have been evacuated. With the sunsetting, this really highlights the battle these firefighters are up against. This fire is more than 74,000 acres. @KOAA
ASPEN ACRES FIRE IMPACT STORY (A THREAD) : Abbie Krause is a Beulah local, her and her family have lived in their Beulah home for 13 years. She found out this week she lost her home to the fire. Below are before and after pics of the home. Despite the loss, she has hope…. @KOAA
She says, “We can rebuild, we can buy new things, some of our memories are gone, but our memories are really right here, and this is my future. (She is referencing her son in the photos). All of the pics are courtesy of Abbie. @KOAA
ASPEN ACRES FIRE, RYE/COLORADO CITY SIDE: Fire has grown to more than 74,000 acre. It is the 8th largest in state history. Rye and Colorado City have been evacuated. Multiple communities are impacted by this fire. Fire crews from all over the U.S. are here to fight this. @KOAA
ASPEN ACRES FIRE NIGHT TIME SHOT: This is by the Siloam Road closure on the north end of the fire. Fire officials have said this is the No. 1 priority fire in the U.S., so resources from all across the country are coming to fight this. @KOAA
ASPEN ACRES FIRE, WETMORE SIDE: This view is pointed toward Wetmore, the town has been evacuated because of the fire. More than 50,000 acres has burned, so far, with no containment, but resources from all over the U.S. are here to fight the fire. @KOAA