The U.S. government is tracking 30 wildfires in Colorado today. Together they cover about 219K acres (roughly 166,000 football fields), spread across the state. Only 9 are large (1,000+ acres); the rest are small or brand-new. "Tracked" means officials are watching them, not that they're out of control. Here's where they stand:
Updated Tuesday, July 21st at 8:00 a.m. CDT
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“Contained” is how much of a fire's edge crews have boxed in. 100% means they have a line all the way around it. A fire at 0% is usually new or still being sized up, not out of control. Biggest first — tap any fire for the map, weather, and details.
Aspen Acres Fire
Custer County, Colorado
100,756 acres
61% contained
Ferris Fire
Montezuma County, Colorado
64,881 acres
91% contained
Gold Mountain Fire
Ouray County, Colorado
38,009 acres
24% contained
Willow Fire
Lake County, Colorado
7,181 acres
41% contained
Elk Fire
Hinsdale County, Colorado
2,300 acres
0% contained
P-L Gulch Fire
Rio Blanco County, Colorado
1,580 acres
55% contained
Sheep Head Fire
Huerfano County, Colorado
1,322 acres
100% contained
Big Gulch Fire
Moffat County, Colorado
1,100 acres
30% contained
Doe Canyon Fire
Dolores County, Colorado
1,046 acres
0% contained
Fishhook Fire
Routt County, Colorado
313 acres
15% contained
McCloud Fire
Dolores County, Colorado
109 acres
Containment not reported
Hartman Hill Fire
Grand County, Colorado
26 acres
Containment not reported
Sheep Fire
Moffat County, Colorado
10 acres
Containment not reported
Schrader Creek Fire
Rio Grande County, Colorado
9 acres
Containment not reported
Johnson Fire
La Plata County, Colorado
1 acre
Containment not reported
Trail Fire
Garfield County, Colorado
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Levi Fire
Montezuma County, Colorado
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Ia 952 Fire
Moffat County, Colorado
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
East Toe 2 Fire
Montezuma County, Colorado
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
North McElmo Fire
Montezuma County, Colorado
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Showing the 20 biggest. Most of the rest are small or brand-new.
Official data from the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), the U.S. government's wildfire tracker. We refresh it daily. Brand-new small fires can take a day or two to show up here.
Oregon
84 fires · 75 not contained · 655K acres
California
72 fires · 71 not contained · 61K acres
Washington
36 fires · 32 not contained · 136K acres
Alaska
29 fires · 28 not contained · 19K acres
Montana
29 fires · 27 not contained · 1,523 acres
Florida
21 fires · 10 not contained · 49K acres
Minnesota
18 fires · 17 not contained · 71K acres
New Mexico
17 fires · 16 not contained · 16K acres
Utah
16 fires · 10 not contained · 362K acres
Idaho
15 fires · 14 not contained · 11K acres
Wisconsin
14 fires · 14 not contained · small fires
South Dakota
12 fires · 12 not contained · small fires
Arizona
7 fires · 6 not contained · 40K acres
Wyoming
7 fires · 5 not contained · 1,499 acres
Nevada
6 fires · 2 not contained · 48K acres
West Virginia
6 fires · all contained · 2,417 acres
North Carolina
4 fires · 4 not contained · 1,645 acres
Oklahoma
3 fires · 3 not contained · small fires
North Dakota
3 fires · 3 not contained · small fires
South Carolina
3 fires · 1 not contained · 1,425 acres
Maryland
3 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Puerto Rico
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
New Hampshire
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Virginia
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Kansas
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Arkansas
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Massachusetts
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Michigan
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
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