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P-L Gulch Fire

Rio Blanco County, Colorado · Wildfire

1,580 acres 15% contained First reported 6 days ago

P-L Gulch Fire and other nearby fires

🔥 This fire Mostly contained Partly contained Containment not reported

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P-L Gulch Fire summary

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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 boxed in 15% of its edge; the other 85% isn't contained yet. It was first reported 6 days ago. About 227 people are on it, run by a Type 3 Team. We're also tracking 4 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
1,580 acres
Containment
15%
Discovered
July 13, 2026 (first reported 6 days ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, July 18th at 3:28 p.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.

This Afternoon

86°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 mph ENE · 39% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Some rain

Tonight

64°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy

Wind 0 to 5 mph E · 23% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Sunday

87°F · Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 5 mph N · 34% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Some rain

Sunday Night

64°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy

Wind 0 to 5 mph ESE · 17% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Monday

90°F · Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 5 mph NNE · 23% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, July 18th at 3:33 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 227 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 Team. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $3 million has been spent on it so far.

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

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Nearby fires to P-L Gulch Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 4 other active fires, closest first:

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