No longer in the daily fire updates. The Sheep Pen Fire last appeared in an official report on August 16, at 712 acres and 100% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Sheep Pen Fire

Las Animas County, Colorado · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 16, 2026 (24 days ago)
First reported about 4 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
712 acres
Sep 9, 11:00 AM
+312 acres
was 400 acres · Aug 13, 12:00 PM
Containment
100%
Sep 9, 11:00 AM
+20 percent
was 80% · Aug 17, 11:00 AM
Crew size
2
Sep 9, 11:00 AM
−21
was 23 · Aug 14, 5:00 PM
Money spent
$200,000
Sep 9, 11:00 AM
−$550,000
was $750,000 · Aug 15, 4:00 PM

Sheep Pen Fire and other nearby fires

🔥 Where this fire started Mostly contained Partly contained Containment not reported

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Sheep Pen Fire summary

The Sheep Pen Fire is a wildfire near Las Animas County, Colorado. It has burned about 712 acres (about 539 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 4 weeks ago. About 2 people are on it, run by a Type 3 IC.

Size
712 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
August 12, 2026 (first reported about 4 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, August 19th at 12:01 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.

Today

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

Wind 10 mph ENE · 17% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Tonight

62°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 5 to 10 mph WSW · 52% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Thursday

91°F · Sunny

Wind 5 to 10 mph S · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Thursday Night

64°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 5 to 10 mph SSW · 9% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

94°F · Sunny

Wind 5 to 10 mph SSW · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, August 19th at 12:05 p.m. CDT.

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Who's on it

About 2 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 IC. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $200,000 has been spent on it so far.

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