Stories of the Lake Christine Fire

The Aspen Public Radio news team is collecting the stories of those whose lives changed due to the fire- how they helped, what they lost, what they gained…

Danielle and her family live in Missouri Heights. They remember being evacuated at 1 a.m. on July 5th. The young children recall watching the fire start…

Christian Mendez stayed at the Red Cross evacuation center at Roaring Fork High School in Carbondale during the Lake Christine Fire. He describes coming…

Chris Stoner's home in Old Snowmass was threatened by a wildfire in 2004, and the Lake Christine fire brought back memories of being evacuated. She's now…

Wild animals lost over 6000 acres of their habitat to the fire. Angie Riley, her son Sawyer and her daughter Kieley were driving near Spring Park…

Suzanne Kelly was evacuated from El Jebel. After a jarring wake-up call telling her to leave, she didn't think her house would be standing in the morning.…

Kristin Santos lives on Hill Crest Drive. She talks about the police knocking on her door and telling her she had five minutes to leave her house. After…

Terry Christiansen, a resident of Elk Run, describes being able to feel the heat of the fire. She packed her mother’s ashes as she gathered belongings…

Penney Evans Carruth is the former board chair of Aspen Public Radio. From her home in Missouri Heights, she recalls watching the fire crest over the hill…

Alan Fletcher is president and CEO of the Aspen Music Festival and School. He lives in Missouri Heights. When he got the evacuation notice, he says, he…