Rio Blanco Fire

Archuleta County, Colorado · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 13, 2026 (3 days ago)
First reported about 3 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
1,388 acres
Aug 16, 6:01 AM
+142 acres
was 1,246 acres · Aug 5, 6:00 PM
Containment
97%
Aug 16, 6:01 AM
+6 percent
was 91% · Aug 13, 5:00 PM
Crew size
85
Aug 16, 6:01 AM
−12
was 97 · Aug 13, 5:00 PM
Money spent
$10.6M
Aug 16, 6:01 AM
+$450,194
was $10.1M · Aug 13, 5:00 PM

Rio Blanco Fire and other nearby fires

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Rio Blanco Fire summary

The Rio Blanco Fire is a wildfire near Archuleta County, Colorado. It has burned about 1,388 acres (about 1,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 97% of its edge; the other 3% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 3 weeks ago. About 85 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC. We're also tracking 3 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
1,388 acres
Containment
97%
Discovered
July 28, 2026 (first reported about 3 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Sunday, August 16th at 6:01 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.

Overnight

49°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 5 mph NNE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

89°F · Sunny

Wind 0 to 10 mph ESE · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Sunday Night

53°F · Mostly Cloudy

Wind 5 to 10 mph ESE · 4% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Monday

89°F · Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

Wind 5 to 10 mph NW · 10% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Monday Night

52°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 5 mph ESE · 5% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, August 16th at 6:03 a.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 85 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $11 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

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Nearby fires to Rio Blanco Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 3 other active fires, closest first:

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