No longer in the daily fire updates. The Lung Fish Fire last appeared in an official report on September 1, 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 →

Lung Fish Fire

Montezuma County, Colorado · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Sep 1, 2026 (about 3 hours ago)
First reported yesterday
Metric Now
Size
0 acres
Sep 1, 6:00 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Lung Fish Fire and other nearby fires

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

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Lung Fish Fire summary

The Lung Fish Fire is a wildfire near Montezuma 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 31, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Tuesday, September 1st at 5:00 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.

This Afternoon

79°F · Sunny

Wind 10 mph WSW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

56°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 5 to 10 mph N · 3% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

82°F · Sunny

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

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Wednesday Night

56°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 5 to 10 mph NNE · 3% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Thursday

82°F · Sunny

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

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Tuesday, September 1st at 5:05 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.

Where to get live updates

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