Fuhr Gulch Fire

Moffat County, Colorado · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 3, 2026 (about 1 month ago)

First reported about 7 weeks ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	1,646 acres Jul 23, 5:01 PM	1,650 acres Sep 5, 2:00 PM +4 acres was 1,646 acres · Jul 23, 5:01 PM	+4 acres in about 1 month
Containment	90% Jul 30, 6:00 PM	100% Sep 5, 2:00 PM +10 percent was 90% · Jul 30, 6:00 PM	+10 percent in about 1 month
Crew size	30 Jul 25, 3:00 PM	33 Sep 5, 2:00 PM +3 was 30 · Jul 25, 3:00 PM	+3 in about 1 month
Money spent	—	$340,000 Sep 5, 2:00 PM	—

Fuhr Gulch Fire summary

The Fuhr Gulch Fire is a wildfire near Moffat County, Colorado. It has burned about 1,650 acres (about 1,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. About 33 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size: 1,650 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 Monday, August 17th 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

90°F · Sunny

Wind 15 mph WSW · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Tonight

54°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 0 to 15 mph SSW · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Tuesday

89°F · Mostly Sunny

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

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Tuesday Night

53°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy

Wind 0 to 15 mph ESE · 16% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

89°F · Mostly Sunny

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

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 17th at 6:04 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 33 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $340,000 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 Fuhr Gulch Fire

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

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