No longer in the daily fire updates. The Mt Chauncey Fire last appeared in an official report on August 12, at under 1 acre with containment not reported. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Mt Chauncey Fire

Grand County, Colorado · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 12, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported yesterday
Metric Now
Size
0 acres
Aug 12, 8:00 PM
Containment
Crew size
Money spent

Mt Chauncey Fire and other nearby fires

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

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Mt Chauncey Fire summary

The Mt Chauncey Fire is a wildfire near Grand County, Colorado. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 12, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, August 12th at 7:00 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.

Tonight

44°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 1 to 6 mph SW · 72% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Thursday

75°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 1 to 6 mph SW · 77% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Rain likely

Thursday Night

40°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 0 to 6 mph SSW · 56% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Friday

74°F · Partly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 0 to 8 mph WSW · 73% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Friday Night

39°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 0 to 5 mph WSW · 58% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, August 12th at 7:12 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

This fire is small enough that no crew size or team has been posted yet. That's normal for a fire this size — those numbers show up once a fire is big enough to need a formal report.

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