Little Bear Fire

Montrose County, Colorado · Wildfire

under 1 acre First reported today

Little Bear Fire and other nearby fires

🔥 This fire Mostly contained Partly contained Containment not reported

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Little Bear Fire summary

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The Little Bear Fire is a wildfire near Montrose County, Colorado. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 22, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, July 22nd at 10:00 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

79°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 0 to 10 mph SSE · 72% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Rain likely

Tonight

62°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 0 to 5 mph SSW · 69% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Rain likely

Thursday

78°F · Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 5 mph WSW · 86% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Rain likely

Thursday Night

63°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 5 mph SSW · 31% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Friday

84°F · Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 5 mph NE · 22% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, July 22nd at 10:04 a.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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Nearby fires to Little Bear Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 8 other active fires, closest first:

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