Big Gulch Fire

Moffat County, Colorado · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 27, 2026 (about 1 month ago)

First reported about 7 weeks ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	1,100 acres Jul 21, 8:00 AM	1,055 acres Sep 4, 5:00 AM −45 acres was 1,100 acres · Jul 21, 8:00 AM	−45 acres in about 1 month
Containment	95% Jul 27, 6:00 PM	100% Sep 4, 5:00 AM +5 percent was 95% · Jul 27, 6:00 PM	+5 percent in about 1 month
Crew size	—	—	—
Money spent	$201,060 Jul 27, 6:00 PM	$221,000 Sep 4, 5:00 AM +$19,940 was $201,060 · Jul 27, 6:00 PM	+$19,940 in about 1 month

Big Gulch Fire summary

The Big Gulch Fire is a wildfire near Moffat County, Colorado. It has burned about 1,055 acres (about 799 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. A Type 4 IC is running it.

Size: 1,055 acres
Containment: 100%
Discovered: July 20, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, August 5th 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

86°F · Patchy Smoke

Wind 0 to 15 mph W · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

47°F · Areas Of Smoke

Wind 0 to 10 mph N · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Thursday

91°F · Areas Of Smoke

Wind 5 to 15 mph SSE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Thursday Night

50°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 5 to 15 mph NE · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

93°F · Sunny

Wind 5 to 10 mph WSW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, August 5th at 12:02 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

A Type 4 IC is running this fire. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $221,000 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 Big Gulch Fire

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

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