Ferris Fire

Montezuma County, Colorado · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 15, 2026 (18 days ago)

First reported about 2 months ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	—	64,881 acres Sep 2, 7:00 AM	—
Containment	97% Aug 6, 3:00 PM	100% Sep 2, 7:00 AM +3 percent was 97% · Aug 6, 3:00 PM	+3 percent in 27 days
Crew size	46 Aug 6, 3:00 PM	20 Sep 2, 7:00 AM −26 was 46 · Aug 6, 3:00 PM	−26 in 27 days
Money spent	$43.6M Aug 6, 3:00 PM	$44.5M Sep 2, 7:00 AM +$853,000 was $43.6M · Aug 6, 3:00 PM	+$853,000 in 27 days

Ferris Fire summary

The Ferris Fire is a wildfire near Montezuma County, Colorado. It has burned about 64,881 acres (about 49,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 2 months ago. About 20 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size: 64,881 acres
Containment: 100%
Discovered: June 27, 2026 (first reported about 2 months ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, August 29th at 11:00 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

81°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 15 mph S · 26% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain

Tonight

59°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 15 mph SE · 44% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Sunday

78°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 10 to 15 mph S · 51% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Rain likely

Sunday Night

57°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 5 to 15 mph SSE · 59% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Monday

73°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 5 to 10 mph S · 62% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, August 29th at 11:00 a.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 20 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 5 Incident. About $45 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 Ferris Fire

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

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