Rocky Ford Police Department Temporarily Relocating to Fire Department Facility
We are moving! Until we can find funds to finish Phase 2 of the Public Safety Building, we are moving into a room the Rocky Ford Fire Department is lending us. Public parking will be on Main St
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Aspen Acres Fire Reaches 100,756 Acres as Crews Strengthen Lines Near Rye and San Isabel
Aspen Acres Fire Daily Update Fire Information 719-697-8353 Email: 2026.aspenacres@firenet.gov
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Gold Mountain Fire Reaches 38,009 Acres as Crews Continue Containment and Repair Work
Gold Mountain Fire Update - July 20, 2026 Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 2 Incident Commander Rodney Redinger Size: 38,009 acres | Containment: 13%
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Gold Mountain Fire Grows to 37,962 Acres as Helicopters Drop 50,000 Gallons of Water
Evening Operations Update (7/19): The #GoldMountainFire saw a slight increase in acres to 37,962, remains at 13% contained, and has 967 personnel. Today's weather brought a few isolated thunderstorms north and far southeast of the fire area. While...
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Wildfire Terminology 101: Understanding Firelines, Containment, Mop-Up and More
Wildfire Terminology 101 | What Do Those Daily Updates Really Mean? Wildland firefighters use a lot of terminology in daily operations updates, here’s a quick guide to some of the most common terms you might hear on the #GoldMountainFire: &nbs
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Gold Mountain Fire Lookouts Provide Critical Safety Support for Crews in Rugged Terrain
In addition to engine crews, hand crews, heavy equipment operators, and aviation resources, personnel assigned a "lookouts" play a critical role on the #GoldMountainFire. A lookout's sole responsibility is to continuously observe the fire, surroun...
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Drone Incursion Halts Gold Mountain Fire Air Operations as Containment Holds at 13%
Gold Mountain Fire Update - July 19, 2026 Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 2 Incident Commander Rodney Redinger Size: 37,809 acres | Containment: 13% |
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Aspen Acres Fire Holds at 61% Containment as Crews Strengthen Lines Near Rye
Daily Update for the Aspen Acres Fire for 7/19/2026 Location: 10 Miles NW of Rye, CO in Custer and Pueblo Counties Start Date: Reported 06/29/2026 around 6:00 a.m. Cause: Human, Under Investigation
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Aspen Acres Fire Reaches 100,224 Acres and 61% Containment After Drone Disrupts Air Operations
Daily Update for Aspen Acres Fire 7/18/2026 Location: 10 Miles NW of Rye, CO in Custer and Pueblo Counties Start Date: Reported 06/29/2026 around 6:00 a.m. Cause: Human, Under Investigation Official Acreage:
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Willow Fire Sparks Emergency Rescue of 148,000 Native Fish from Leadville Hatchery
As Willow Fire approached, a call for help launched a race to save Colorado's native fish On July 4, a controlled burn reaches the ridge above the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Leadville National Hatchery and joins the Willow Fire. USFWS and Colo...
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