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Aspen Acres
Custer County, CO · 102,004 acres · 82% contained · Rocky Mountain Region (USFS Region 2)
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Source freshness
- Incident locations · NIFC WFIGSfresh
source updated 7 min ago
- Incident perimeters · NIFC WFIGSfresh
source updated 3.8 h ago
- Satellite detections · NASA FIRMS (VIIRS)fresh
source updated 37 min ago
- Fire weather alerts · NWSfresh
source updated 3 min ago
- Station observations · NWSfresh
source updated 31 min ago
- Modelled current weather · Open-Meteofresh
source updated 11 min ago
- Resource positions · Simulated AVLfresh
source updated 6 min ago
Conflicts and gaps
- ConflictNWS station and Open-Meteo disagree on temperature by 9°C (tolerance 5°C).
- NoteThe nearest reporting station is 44 km from the incident.
Weather: two sources
| Field | NWS K4V12026-09-28 02:55Z | Open-Meteo2026-09-28 03:15Z | Check |
|---|---|---|---|
| temperature | 70°F | 53°F | differ |
| relative humidity | 31% | 43% | agree |
| wind speed | 10 mph | 4 mph | agree |
| wind direction | 190° | 211° | n/a |
Station is 44 km from the incident; Open-Meteo is modelled at the incident point.
Briefing
Deterministic template, written from input revision rev-ef533ad6571a as of 2026-09-28 03:26Z. Signed-in operators will get an LLM briefing through the same citation check.
Situation
- Aspen Acres (Custer County, CO) is reported at 102,004 acres and 82% contained, per the incident record last updated 2026-09-27 21:47 UTC. WFIGS incident record
- The mapped perimeter covers 102,003 acres, mapped 2026-08-02 05:30 UTC. WFIGS perimeter
- Simulated resource positions (not a real feed): 2 engines, 1 crew, 1 helicopter, all within 9 km, last reported 2026-09-28 03:20 UTC. Simulated engine SIM-332-E1 03:20ZSimulated engine SIM-332-E2 03:20ZSimulated crew SIM-332-C1 03:20ZSimulated helicopter SIM-332-H1 03:20Z
Satellite heat
- No satellite heat in the last 24 hours is associated with Aspen Acres (search radius 17 km, plus the mapped perimeter). NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) fetch 03:26ZNASA FIRMS (VIIRS) fetch 03:26ZNASA FIRMS (VIIRS) fetch 03:26Z
- Across the Rocky Mountain Region (USFS Region 2), 123 detections came from 3 satellite feeds; 71 were older than 24 hours and set aside, 17 repeat sightings of the same spot were merged. That leaves 35 hotspots in 24 clusters. NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) fetch 03:26ZNASA FIRMS (VIIRS) fetch 03:26ZNASA FIRMS (VIIRS) fetch 03:26Z
Weather
- NWS station K4V1 (44 km away) observed 70°F, RH 31%, wind S 10 mph at 2026-09-28 02:55 UTC. NWS K4V1 02:55Z
- Open-Meteo models 53°F, RH 43%, wind SSW 4 mph, gusts 12 mph at the incident for 2026-09-28 03:15 UTC. Open-Meteo 03:15Z
- The two weather sources disagree on temperature; treat both as bounds, not a single value. NWS K4V1 02:55ZOpen-Meteo 03:15Z
- No active NWS alert names Custer County. NWS fetch 03:26Z
Inputs and conflicts
- All 7 sources were fresh as of 2026-09-28 03:26 UTC. NIFC WFIGS fetch 03:26ZNIFC WFIGS fetch 03:26ZNASA FIRMS (VIIRS) fetch 03:26ZNASA FIRMS (VIIRS) fetch 03:26Z+5
- 1 conflict needs a human look: NWS station and Open-Meteo disagree on temperature by 9°C (tolerance 5°C). Data flag
- The nearest reporting station is 44 km from the incident. Data flag
- Built from input revision rev-ef533ad6571a (9 payloads). NIFC WFIGS fetch 03:26ZNIFC WFIGS fetch 03:26ZNASA FIRMS (VIIRS) fetch 03:26ZNASA FIRMS (VIIRS) fetch 03:26Z+5
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Decision
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Inputs
| Source | Request | Fetched | Source updated | Payload |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NIFC WFIGS | wfigs-incidents:us | 2026-09-28 03:26Z | 2026-09-28 03:18Z | 127c237c50c9 |
| NIFC WFIGS | wfigs-perimeters:-111.1,36.9,-94.5,46 | 2026-09-28 03:26Z | 2026-09-27 23:40Z | 1237c875deb8 |
| NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) | firms:SNPP:-111.1,36.9,-94.5,46filtered from national file | 2026-09-28 03:26Z | 2026-09-28 02:48Z | 9229a0eecfb2 |
| NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) | firms:NOAA20:-111.1,36.9,-94.5,46filtered from national file | 2026-09-28 03:26Z | 2026-09-28 02:41Z | c9f4ab10f944 |
| NASA FIRMS (VIIRS) | firms:NOAA21:-111.1,36.9,-94.5,46filtered from national file | 2026-09-28 03:26Z | 2026-09-28 02:43Z | ec70f691208e |
| NWS | nws-alerts:CO | 2026-09-28 03:26Z | 2026-09-28 03:23Z | c7ab7a3f3efe |
| NWS | nws-observations:38.0193,-105.0713 | 2026-09-28 03:26Z | 2026-09-28 02:55Z | 8baa63f62ef2 |
| Open-Meteo | open-meteo:38.0193,-105.0713 | 2026-09-28 03:26Z | 2026-09-28 03:15Z | 79d3f92e7a04 |
| Simulated AVL | sim-resources:wfigs:1cdf5e5a-f22e-4352-a582-c2a47663b93d | 2026-09-28 03:26Z | 2026-09-28 03:20Z | 79a784ebd926 |
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