P-L Gulch Fire

Rio Blanco County, Colorado · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 25, 2026 (about 1 month ago)

First reported about 7 weeks ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	—	1,580 acres Sep 2, 7:00 AM	—
Containment	95% Jul 25, 8:00 AM	100% Sep 2, 7:00 AM +5 percent was 95% · Jul 25, 8:00 AM	+5 percent in about 1 month
Crew size	38 Jul 25, 8:00 AM	3 Sep 2, 7:00 AM −35 was 38 · Jul 25, 8:00 AM	−35 in about 1 month
Money spent	$4.2M Jul 22, 3:00 PM	$4.3M Sep 2, 7:00 AM +$146,000 was $4.2M · Jul 22, 3:00 PM	+$146,000 in about 1 month

P-L Gulch Fire summary

The P-L Gulch Fire is a wildfire near Rio Blanco County, Colorado. It has burned about 1,580 acres (about 1,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. About 3 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size: 1,580 acres
Containment: 100%
Discovered: July 13, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, August 8th at 9:00 a.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

No Red Flag Warning. The National Weather Service hasn't flagged this area for dangerous fire-spread conditions right now.

Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.

A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.

Today

93°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 5 to 15 mph WSW · 5% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Tonight

65°F · Mostly Cloudy

Wind 5 to 15 mph SE · 6% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

90°F · Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 10 mph W · 21% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Some rain

Sunday Night

63°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 5 to 10 mph SSE · 11% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Monday

90°F · Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 10 mph WSW · 29% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, August 8th at 9:01 a.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 3 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $4 million has been spent on it so far.

The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.

Where to get live updates

We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:

→ Watch Duty: real-time fire reporting and evacuations.
→ InciWeb: the government's official fire information site.

Nearby fires to P-L Gulch Fire

No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.

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