COLORADO SPRINGS, C.O., Aug. 25 -- Representative Jeff Crank issued the following press release:
Representative Jeff Crank (CO-05) along with the full Colorado Congressional Delegation sent a letter to President Trump urging the President to approve Governor Polis' request for a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration in response to Colorado's Aspen Acres and Gold Mountain Fires.
In June, Colorado experienced two large, destructive fires within 48 hours, the Aspen Acres Fire and Gold Mountain Fire, due to prime wildfire conditions including high winds, extreme heat, and prolonged drought. These fires burned over 140,000 acres collectively across Pueblo, Custer, and Ouray Counties and destroyed hundreds of homes and structures and energy a...