Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Checking conditions on the Colorado wildfires.
We'll review updated mapping for the Aspen Acres, Willow, Gold Mountain, and Ferris Fires.
We'll take a first look at the emergent Summit Fire, in LA County, near Big Pines Ski Resort.
7:00pm, PST, 7/10/2026

0:00 Colorado overview and Aspen Acres update
5:24 Firing operations challenges and dozer line strategy
13:31 Leadville's Willow Fire and contingency planning
17:33 Gold Mountain firing progress and Cimmeron Ridge strategy
26:38 Ferris Fire, thinning projects, fuels project backlogs
35:23 LA County's Summit Fire geography, behavior, mapping tools
50:42 Big Pines/2024 Bridge Fire history, Boise's Claremont Fire
57:29 Emerging Evans Creek Fire near Medford, Oregon

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