Keystone Fire

Rio Blanco County, Colorado · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 28, 2026 (about 1 month ago)

First reported about 7 weeks ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	3,024 acres Jul 24, 7:01 PM	3,042 acres Sep 5, 4:00 PM +18 acres was 3,024 acres · Jul 24, 7:01 PM	+18 acres in about 1 month
Containment	95% Jul 28, 5:00 PM	100% Sep 5, 4:00 PM +5 percent was 95% · Jul 28, 5:00 PM	+5 percent in about 1 month
Crew size	154 Jul 27, 6:00 PM	42 Sep 5, 4:00 PM −112 was 154 · Jul 27, 6:00 PM	−112 in about 1 month
Money spent	$2.0M Jul 27, 6:00 PM	$2.2M Sep 5, 4:00 PM +$170,000 was $2.0M · Jul 27, 6:00 PM	+$170,000 in about 1 month

Keystone Fire summary

The Keystone Fire is a wildfire near Rio Blanco County, Colorado. It has burned about 3,042 acres (about 2,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. About 42 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size: 3,042 acres
Containment: 100%
Discovered: July 21, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Tuesday, August 11th at 6:00 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

92°F · Partly Sunny

Wind 10 mph NW · 6% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Tonight

61°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 0 to 10 mph ESE · 6% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

88°F · Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 10 mph SW · 34% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain

Wednesday Night

58°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 10 mph SE · 41% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Thursday

81°F · Partly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 0 to 15 mph S · 67% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Rain likely

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Tuesday, August 11th at 6:02 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 42 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $2 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 Keystone Fire

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

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