Tag: rye
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Aspen Acres fire: Rye residents scheduled to return home
Residents in the town of Rye are planning for a return home Thursday after officials announced a scheduled change in evacuation status. The mandatory evacuation order for two areas known as zone P-8 and P-11, which includes Rye, will move to pre-evacuation status at 8 a.m. Thursday, according to the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office, which…
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Aspen Acres fire: Mandatory evacuations are back for some residents planning returns to homes
Some residents in Custer County were planning for a return to their homes Monday as evacuation orders related to the Aspen Acres fire had been eased in the morning, but Mother Nature had other ideas. Temperatures in the 80s and humidity below 30% helped the fire on the west side of the boundary, including in…
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Nearly 3 weeks after Aspen Acres fire, Rye evacuee sees no end in sight
Vicki Rose and her husband scrambled to gather a lifetime of belongings as one of the most destructive wildfires in state history came knocking on their door. They had 30 minutes to collect everything they could from their home in Rye on June 29 before the Aspen Acres fire made it unsafe to stick around.…
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Aspen Acres fundraising surpasses $1.5 million, as families return to ashes
Joshua MacLeod and his family had three hours to evacuate from their home in Rye as high winds drove the explosive growth of the Aspen Acres fire. They fit what they could in two cars, leaving behind most of the belongings accumulated over 17 years of marriage, he said. Firefighters cut fences for their two…
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San Isabel Electric faces lawsuit over Aspen Acres fire in southern Colorado
Plaintiffs allege power lines played a ‘substantial’ part in the fire’s cause Four people have filed a complaint against the San Isabel Electric Association, claiming the company is responsible for the start of the Aspen Acres fire. The plaintiffs allege in the lawsuit the fire was started by downed power lines owned by the company…
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Many evacuees await return from Aspen Acres blaze as Huerfano County issues new orders
As hundreds of firefighters made progress in slowing the eastward spread of the Aspen Acres fire, its expansion to the south and west prompted new pre-evacuation orders in Huerfano County. Officials asked residents for patience as many areas, including the towns of Rye and San Isabel, remain under evacuation orders. “Overall, progress has been made,…
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Colorado City and Rye churches plan interdenominational service during Aspen Acres fire
Amid Aspen Acre fire evacuations, several churches in the Colorado City and Rye area are planning an interdenominational gathering Sunday. The Rev. Shane Bennett of Table Mountain Church said he hoped it would bring people together as a similar gathering did last week. It’s a “chance for people to get together and hug each…
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All of Fremont County removed from fire evacuation zone
Fremont County is no longer under evacuation from the Aspen Acres fire, Sheriff Allen Cooper said Thursday in a social media post. The area southeast of Florence was evacuated late Sunday as the fire made a push to the northwest from Custer County. On Wednesday, the county lifted its evacuation of the communities of Williamsburg,…
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A Colorado City family helped friends in Rye evacuate. Then the fire came their way.
Kristy Shue’s grandparents arrived in Colorado City more than a century ago to create a family ranch. Shue grew up in the city and moved back with her husband Cody and their two young children last year. On Friday morning, the family sat on the other side of Pueblo County and watched as the Aspen…
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Colorado wildfire roundup: Aspen Acres explodes to 23,000 acres, evacuations from Custer County to I-25
Multiple wildfires continue to burn across Colorado, forcing several evacuations and road closures, according to local and state officials. The fastest-growing and largest fire was first reported at 40 acres around 6 a.m. Monday and began in Custer County near the Pueblo County line. It rapidly grew northeastward to more than 23,100 acres by 5…