Tag: Rich Smith
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Custer County sheriff: Some evacuees get green-light to return Friday
The authorities will allow some evacuees of the Aspen Acres fire to return home Friday, but residents along Colorado 165 should “continue to be alert for changes in fire behavior,” Custer County Sheriff Rich Smith said Thursday. Starting at 9 a.m. Friday, Zone C5C — the area around North Creek Boulevard to the west of Wetmore…
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‘Have a plan’: Sheriff cautions Pueblo residents as erratic Aspen Acres fire reaches nearly 82K acres, 11K evacuees
Pueblo County Sheriff David Lucero, like hundreds of firefighters, has worked long nights on little sleep due to limited resources to combat the Aspen Acres fire, which ignited on Monday, as it steadily marches toward the most populous cities in his jurisdiction with no containment. “We’ve seen things I’ve never seen in 26 years in…