The U.S. government is tracking 14 wildfires in Colorado today. Together they cover about 231K acres (roughly 175,000 football fields), spread across the state. Only 8 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 Sunday, August 16th at 2:01 p.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
102,004 acres
72% contained
Ferris Fire
Montezuma County, Colorado
64,881 acres
100% contained
Gold Mountain Fire
Ouray County, Colorado
39,691 acres
87% contained
Willow Fire
Lake County, Colorado
7,534 acres
67% contained
Elk Fire
Hinsdale County, Colorado
7,374 acres
35% contained
Post Fire
Las Animas County, Colorado
4,334 acres
45% contained
Fuhr Gulch Fire
Moffat County, Colorado
1,650 acres
100% contained
Rio Blanco Fire
Archuleta County, Colorado
1,388 acres
97% contained
Sheep Pen Fire
Las Animas County, Colorado
712 acres
80% contained
310 Fire
Garfield County, Colorado
603 acres
96% contained
Fishhook Fire
Routt County, Colorado
309 acres
100% contained
High Fence Fire
Las Animas County, Colorado
121 acres
Containment not reported
Gotera Fire
Las Animas County, Colorado
23 acres
Containment not reported
Resurrection Fire
Lake County, Colorado
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
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
106 fires · 77 not contained · 2.9M acres
California
82 fires · 75 not contained · 128K acres
Washington
47 fires · 39 not contained · 624K acres
Idaho
25 fires · 24 not contained · 183K acres
Wisconsin
25 fires · 25 not contained · small fires
Montana
24 fires · 22 not contained · 62K acres
Oklahoma
20 fires · 16 not contained · 4,138 acres
Wyoming
18 fires · 10 not contained · 31K acres
South Dakota
15 fires · 14 not contained · 14K acres
New Mexico
12 fires · 11 not contained · 11K acres
Minnesota
11 fires · 8 not contained · 78K acres
Florida
10 fires · 7 not contained · 3,837 acres
Utah
10 fires · 8 not contained · 361K acres
Nevada
8 fires · 6 not contained · 157K acres
Alaska
7 fires · 7 not contained · 39K acres
North Carolina
5 fires · 1 not contained · 1,552 acres
Arizona
5 fires · 5 not contained · small fires
North Dakota
4 fires · 4 not contained · small fires
Texas
3 fires · 3 not contained · 4,759 acres
Maine
3 fires · 3 not contained · small fires
Georgia
3 fires · 1 not contained · 1,670 acres
Hawaii
3 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
South Carolina
3 fires · 1 not contained · 3,174 acres
Mississippi
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Virginia
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
New Hampshire
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Louisiana
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Michigan
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Massachusetts
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Arkansas
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Alabama
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
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