Colorado Wildfires Face Critical Weather | Denver News

Colorado’s facing a wildfire crisis with four major fires burning across the state, including the massive Aspen Acres blaze at 34% containment that’s scorched over 97,000 acres. With record-breaking heat, near-zero humidity, and 40 mph winds forecast for the weekend, containment is proving extremely difficult. Evacuation orders are in place for all four fires—Aspen Acres, Ferris, Gold Mountain, and Willow—which together have burned over 200,000 acres. Firefighters are working door-to-door to protect homes and rotating incident teams to keep up the pressure. While officials say it could take winter snow to fully extinguish some of these blazes, there’s a glimmer of hope as Lake County considers lifting some Willow fire evacuations soon. The next 48 hours are critical. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/694fbb74305dff06