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Wild fire near Pueblo, CO

Posted on 6/29/26 at 6:39 pm
Posted by Deadmanshand
Member since Jun 2026
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Posted on 6/29/26 at 6:39 pm
Drove through the smoke plume on I-25. The entire city of Pueblo was the creepy yellow in the photo below. We were actually closest to the fire after we cleared the smoke.

Over 300 acres burned this far. 0% contained. Edit: Over 10k now.

Sorry for the crappy quality. Phone camera through a road-dirty window.













This post was edited on 6/29/26 at 6:41 pm
Posted by Lonnie Utah
Utah!
Member since Jul 2012
34919 posts
Posted on 6/29/26 at 6:41 pm to
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Over 300 acres burned this far. 0% contained.


Cottonwood Fire, nation’s largest wildfire, nears 94,000 acres

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The Cottonwood Fire, burning near Beaver in the Fishlake National Forest, has now covered nearly 94,000 acres, fire officials said in an update Sunday.

The wildfire, which is currently the nation’s largest, remains 0% contained as firefighters continue working to protect communities and strengthen containment lines around the massive wildfire.


Iron Fire and Cherry Fire consume over 75,000 acres


This post was edited on 6/29/26 at 6:43 pm
Posted by s0tiger
Member since May 2008
1144 posts
Posted on 6/29/26 at 6:42 pm to
Almost 23K acres now, blew up in hours.

I have a couple of coworkers who have had to evacuate their families.

Need winds to calm so they can use air to fight it.
Posted by Oilfieldbiology
Member since Nov 2016
42465 posts
Posted on 6/29/26 at 6:43 pm to
That’s an eerie hellscape
Posted by s0tiger
Member since May 2008
1144 posts
Posted on 6/29/26 at 6:44 pm to
With the forecast winds for the next few days, this may get there.
Posted by Deadmanshand
Member since Jun 2026
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Posted on 6/29/26 at 6:46 pm to
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With the forecast winds for the next few days, this may get there.


The wind was insane. After I saw two different vehicles lose their cargo carriers, I called it a day in Dalhart.
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
75443 posts
Posted on 6/29/26 at 6:47 pm to
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Wild fire near Pueblo, CO
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Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
132060 posts
Posted on 6/29/26 at 6:56 pm to
Nice red Subaru
Posted by GruntbyAssociation
Member since Jul 2013
9930 posts
Posted on 6/29/26 at 6:58 pm to
When I was a kid and you had to collect box tops to send off for a cereal toy, Pueblo, CO. was one of the places you mailed them too, Battle Creek, MI. is the other.
Posted by JimTiger72
LA
Member since Jun 2023
19442 posts
Posted on 6/29/26 at 7:00 pm to
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Nice red Subaru


Jeep

I bet he has some rubber duckies
Posted by Mung
Ba’on Rooj
Member since Aug 2007
9364 posts
Posted on 6/29/26 at 7:00 pm to
Once you get west of Amarillo, it’s nothing but depressing scrubland.
Posted by Oilfieldbiology
Member since Nov 2016
42465 posts
Posted on 6/29/26 at 7:23 pm to
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I have a couple of coworkers who have had to evacuate their families.


How close are they to Pueblo itself?
Posted by DeltaTigerDelta
Member since Jan 2017
14070 posts
Posted on 6/29/26 at 7:27 pm to
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called it a day in Dalhart.

Make sure to tour Texline while you’re in the area.
Posted by Kolbysfan
Member since Jun 2007
2195 posts
Posted on 6/29/26 at 7:48 pm to
The weed grows are there
Posted by s0tiger
Member since May 2008
1144 posts
Posted on 6/29/26 at 7:48 pm to
The live near Rye. 30 or so minute drive south of Pueblo. Both evacuated to family in Pueblo.
This post was edited on 6/29/26 at 7:49 pm
Posted by Everyday Is Saturday
Member since Dec 2025
2100 posts
Posted on 6/29/26 at 8:25 pm to
Looks like Iran.
Posted by Jim Rockford
Member since May 2011
105555 posts
Posted on 6/29/26 at 8:31 pm to
Three firefighters killed over the weekend.
Posted by s0tiger
Member since May 2008
1144 posts
Posted on 6/29/26 at 8:32 pm to
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Three firefighters killed over the weekend


Different fire, that one is on the Utah - Colorado Border
Posted by Frac the world
The Centennial State
Member since Oct 2014
21822 posts
Posted on 6/29/26 at 8:42 pm to
It wouldn’t be a bad thing if the fire cleansed Pueblo so they could rebuild
Posted by s0tiger
Member since May 2008
1144 posts
Posted on 6/29/26 at 8:48 pm to
Not a city we ever go to. That said, it is one of the areas that has Republican representatives in Congress from this state.
This post was edited on 6/29/26 at 8:49 pm
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