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Aspen Acres Fire Grows in Colorado

Thursday, July 23, 2026

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The Aspen Acres Fire, reported June 29 near Rye, Colorado, has expanded due to 40+ mph winds and low fuel moisture. Per InciWeb, the fire is located in the San Isabel National Forest, impacting Beulah and surrounding areas in Custer and Pueblo Counties.

The fire originated 10 miles northwest of Rye near Aspen Acres Campground. It has grown rapidly under red flag conditions, with gusts up to 100 mph. No evacuation orders or resource allocations are specified in the source material.

📄 Source: InciWeb Active Wildfires — http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/copsf-aspen-acres-fire

Checked against the public record7 of 12 claims · 58%

Every factual claim below was checked against the original public record. Source: original document ↗

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The Aspen Acres Fire was reported June 29 near Rye, Colorado“The Aspen Acres Fire was first reported on June 29th at approximately 6:00am. The fire originated 10 miles northwest of Rye, Colorado in the area of the San Isabel National Forest.”
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The Aspen Acres Fire has expanded due to 40+ mph winds“null”
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The Aspen Acres Fire has expanded due to low fuel moisture“null”
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The fire is located in the San Isabel National Forest“The Aspen Acres Fire was first reported on June 29th at approximately 6:00am. The fire originated 10 miles northwest of Rye, Colorado in the area of the San Isabel National Forest.”
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The fire is impacting Beulah and surrounding areas“The Aspen Acres Fire experienced explosive growth due to record‑low fuel moisture levels and persistent red flag conditions during the week preceding and the days following ignition. The fire was driven by sustained winds over 40 mph, with gusts estimated up to 100 mph. It initially impacted the community of Beulah, Colorado, and later affected additional communities and areas across Custer, Pueblo, Fremont, and Huerfano counties.”
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The fire is impacting areas in Custer and Pueblo Counties“The Aspen Acres Fire experienced explosive growth due to record‑low fuel moisture levels and persistent red flag conditions during the week preceding and the days following ignition. The fire was driven by sustained winds over 40 mph, with gusts estimated up to 100 mph. It initially impacted the community of Beulah, Colorado, and later affected additional communities and areas across Custer, Pueblo, Fremont, and Huerfano counties.”
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The fire originated 10 miles northwest of Rye“The Aspen Acres Fire was first reported on June 29th at approximately 6:00am. The fire originated 10 miles northwest of Rye, Colorado in the area of the San Isabel National Forest.”
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The fire originated near Aspen Acres Campground“null”
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The fire has grown rapidly under red flag conditions“The Aspen Acres Fire experienced explosive growth due to record‑low fuel moisture levels and persistent red flag conditions during the week preceding and the days following ignition.”
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The fire has gusts up to 100 mph“The fire was driven by sustained winds over 40 mph, with gusts estimated up to 100 mph.”
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No evacuation orders are specified in the source material“null”
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No resource allocations are specified in the source material“null”