Damage assessment teams begin work in Aspen Acres fire zone as weather gives firefighters an edge
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Weather conditions will likely give firefighters working to contain the massive Aspen Acres fire an edge again Sunday.
“Yesterday was our first day without red flag warnings and we have no red flag warnings for today,” Operations Section Chief Brad Washa, of Alaska Complex Incident Management Team No. 1, said in the Sunday morning briefing.
“This means we are not being as defensive as we have in the past, having to chase the fire,” he said. “We are actually getting out in front of the fire.”
The massive Aspen Acres fire southwest of Pueblo grew to 86,983 acres on the Saturday, as hundreds of additional firefighters arrived to shore up defenses against its relentless march.
There are now about 800 people deployed to fight the fire, which is about 13% contained.
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