Colorado · incident record
Wagon Wheel Fire, Colorado
1,312
Acres reported
—
Contained
+1
Acres since yesterday
Last updated · refreshed every 15 minutes from the NIFC WFIGS feed · awareness only — follow local authorities
Update ·
As of Jun 25, 2026, 21:00 UTC, the Wagon Wheel Fire is no longer listed in the federal active-fire feed at 1,312 acres, in Colorado.
Since Jun 24, 2026, 21:00 UTC: +1 acres.
It was last present in the feed Jun 25, 2026, 21:00 UTC; the largest size reported was 2,000 acres. This page stays up as a record of the incident.
Wagon Wheel Fire map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire yet; the marker is the reported point of origin.
Key facts
- Size
- 1,312 acres
- Containment
- not reported
- Status
- Not in feed (last seen Jun 25, 2026)
- Discovered
- Jun 23, 2026
- Location
- Colorado
- Origin point
- 37.2268, -103.0720
- Peak reported size
- 2,000 acres
- Satellite heat, 24 h
- none matched
Nearest towns
Distances are from the reported point of origin, not from the fire’s edge.
- Springfield, CO
- Boise City, OK
- Clayton, NM
- La Junta, CO
- Las Animas, CO
Other fires nearby
- Sheep Pen Fire
Wagon Wheel Fire daily history
The largest size and containment reported each UTC day, from our 15-minute archive of the federal feed (first seen Jun 23, 2026, 07:15 UTC).
| Day (UTC) | Reported size | Change | Contained |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2026 | 1,312 acres | 0 | — |
| Jun 24, 2026 | 1,312 acres | −688 | — |
| Jun 23, 2026 | 2,000 acres | — | — |
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Wagon Wheel Fire questions, answered from the data
How big is the Wagon Wheel Fire?
As of Jun 25, 2026, 21:00 UTC, the Wagon Wheel Fire is reported at 1,312 acres (peak reported size 2,000 acres). Since Jun 24, 2026, 21:00 UTC: +1 acres.
Is the Wagon Wheel Fire contained?
Containment has not been reported for the Wagon Wheel Fire in the federal feed as of Jun 25, 2026, 21:00 UTC.
Where is the Wagon Wheel Fire?
The reported point of origin is at 37.2268, -103.0720 in Colorado. Nearest towns: Springfield (28 mi NE), Boise City (46 mi SE), Clayton (54 mi S).
Is the Wagon Wheel Fire still burning?
It is no longer in the federal active-fire feed; it was last listed Jun 25, 2026, 21:00 UTC. Fires drop out of the feed when the incident is closed or handed to local management, not necessarily when every ember is out.
Where do I find evacuation orders for the Wagon Wheel Fire?
From the county sheriff and local emergency management, not from this site. Check the official Colorado sources on our Colorado page and your county’s alert system. FireRiskHere is for awareness only.
How current is this page?
The numbers come from the National Interagency Fire Center's WFIGS incident feed and the WFIGS perimeter service, refreshed every 15 minutes, plus NASA FIRMS satellite detections hourly. This page was last updated Jun 25, 2026, 21:00 UTC. Acreage and containment are what the incident team reports and can lag by hours.
About this page
This page is generated automatically for every wildfire whose reported size reaches 1,000 acres, from FireRiskHere’s archive of the National Interagency Fire Center’s WFIGS incident feed (captured every 15 minutes), the WFIGS interagency perimeter service, and NASA FIRMS satellite detections. It stays online after the fire is contained as a record of the incident. Nothing here is an official notice — for evacuation orders and road closures follow your county sheriff and local emergency management. How the site works →