Aid has been requested from the Trump administration for two fires, Aspen Acres and Gold Mountain. Damage to public infrastructure from these fires is estimated at $18M.
Images of a neighborhood off Old San Isabel Road in Rye, Colorado, taken before and after the Aspen Acres fire, are available. These images were captured by a fixed-wing aircraft on two separate dates.
The final decision on aid will be made by Trump, with further details on the request and the fires available from the source.
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