Colorado · Active · 7,359 acres
Willow Fire, Colorado
7,359
Acres reported
80%
Contained
0
Acres since yesterday
Last updated · refreshed every 15 minutes from the NIFC WFIGS feed · awareness only — follow local authorities
Update ·
As of Oct 2, 2026, 11:15 UTC, the Willow Fire is listed as active at 7,359 acres, 80% contained, in Lake County, Colorado.
No change in reported size or containment since Oct 1, 2026, 11:15 UTC.
The most recent mapped perimeter (Sep 16, 2026, 20:22 UTC) covers 7,259 acres; the mapped perimeter has been updated 60 times since the fire began.
No satellite heat detections matched to this incident in the last 24 hours (last one Sep 11, 2026, 20:20 UTC).
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Willow Fire map
The most recent mapped perimeter (solid) and the previous day's perimeter (dashed), with the reported point of origin.
Latest perimeter Previous perimeter · Perimeters come from the WFIGS interagency perimeter service and are usually mapped once a day; the mapped area can differ from the reported acreage.
Key facts
- Size
- 7,359 acres
- Containment
- 80%
- Status
- Active
- Discovered
- Jun 28, 2026
- Location
- Lake County, Colorado
- Origin point
- 39.2336, -106.4403
- Peak reported size
- 7,534 acres
- Perimeter mapped
- Sep 16, 2026 (16 days ago)
- Satellite heat, 24 h
- none matched
Nearest towns
Distances are from the reported point of origin, not from the fire’s edge (see the perimeter map for the current extent).
- Leadville North, CO
- Leadville, CO
- Aspen, CO
- Minturn, CO
- Edwards, CO
Other fires nearby
No other wildfires listed within 50 miles right now.
Willow Fire timeline
Day by day: the largest size and containment reported each UTC day, from our 15-minute archive of the federal feed (first seen Jun 28, 2026, 23:00 UTC).
| Day (UTC) | Reported size | Change | Contained |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 7,359 acres | 0 | 80% |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7,359 acres | 0 | 80% |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 7,359 acres | 0 | 80% |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 7,359 acres | −30 | 80% |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 7,389 acres | 0 | 80% |
| Sep 27, 2026 | 7,389 acres | 0 | 80% |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 7,389 acres | 0 | 80% |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 7,389 acres | 0 | 80% |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 7,389 acres | 0 | 80% |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 7,389 acres | 0 | 80% |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 7,389 acres | 0 | 80% |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 7,389 acres | 0 | 80% |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 7,389 acres | 0 | 80% |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 7,389 acres | 0 | 80% |
| Sep 18, 2026 | 7,389 acres | 0 | 80% |
| Sep 17, 2026 | 7,389 acres | 0 | 80% |
| Sep 16, 2026 | 7,389 acres | 0 | 80% |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 7,389 acres | 0 | 80% |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 7,389 acres | 0 | 80% |
| Sep 13, 2026 | 7,389 acres | −1 | 80% |
| Sep 12, 2026 | 7,390 acres | −144 | 80% |
| Sep 11, 2026 | 7,534 acres | 0 | 80% |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 7,534 acres | 0 | 80% |
| Sep 9, 2026 | 7,534 acres | 0 | 80% |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 7,534 acres | 0 | 80% |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 7,534 acres | 0 | 80% |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 7,534 acres | 0 | 80% |
| Sep 4, 2026 | 7,534 acres | 0 | 80% |
| Sep 3, 2026 | 7,534 acres | 0 | 80% |
| Aug 25, 2026 | 7,534 acres | 0 | 80% |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 7,534 acres | 0 | 80% |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 7,534 acres | 0 | 80% |
| Aug 22, 2026 | 7,534 acres | 0 | 80% |
| Aug 21, 2026 | 7,534 acres | 0 | 80% |
| Aug 20, 2026 | 7,534 acres | 0 | 80% |
| Aug 19, 2026 | 7,534 acres | 0 | 80% |
| Aug 18, 2026 | 7,534 acres | 0 | 80% |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 7,534 acres | 0 | 67% |
| Aug 16, 2026 | 7,534 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 15, 2026 | 7,534 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 7,534 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 13, 2026 | 7,534 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 12, 2026 | 7,534 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 11, 2026 | 7,534 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 7,534 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 9, 2026 | 7,534 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 8, 2026 | 7,534 acres | +338 | — |
| Aug 7, 2026 | 7,196 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 6, 2026 | 7,196 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 5, 2026 | 7,196 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 4, 2026 | 7,196 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 7,196 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 2, 2026 | 7,196 acres | 0 | — |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 7,196 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 7,196 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 30, 2026 | 7,196 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 29, 2026 | 7,196 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 28, 2026 | 7,196 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 7,196 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 26, 2026 | 7,196 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 25, 2026 | 7,196 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 24, 2026 | 7,196 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 23, 2026 | 7,196 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 22, 2026 | 7,196 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 21, 2026 | 7,196 acres | +15 | — |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 7,181 acres | +78 | — |
| Jul 19, 2026 | 7,103 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 18, 2026 | 7,103 acres | +136 | — |
| Jul 17, 2026 | 6,967 acres | +106 | — |
| Jul 16, 2026 | 6,861 acres | +322 | — |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 6,539 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 14, 2026 | 6,539 acres | +131 | — |
| Jul 13, 2026 | 6,408 acres | +555 | — |
| Jul 12, 2026 | 5,853 acres | +489 | — |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 5,364 acres | +865 | — |
| Jul 10, 2026 | 4,499 acres | +33 | — |
| Jul 9, 2026 | 4,466 acres | +102 | — |
| Jul 8, 2026 | 4,364 acres | +31 | — |
| Jul 7, 2026 | 4,333 acres | +183 | — |
| Jul 6, 2026 | 4,150 acres | +1,060 | — |
| Jul 5, 2026 | 3,090 acres | 0 | — |
| Jul 4, 2026 | 3,090 acres | +549 | — |
| Jul 3, 2026 | 2,541 acres | +186 | — |
| Jul 2, 2026 | 2,355 acres | +224 | — |
| Jul 1, 2026 | 2,131 acres | +120 | — |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2,011 acres | +750 | — |
| Jun 29, 2026 | 1,261 acres | +1,246 | — |
| Jun 28, 2026 | 15 acres | — | — |
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Willow Fire questions, answered from the data
How big is the Willow Fire?
As of Oct 2, 2026, 11:15 UTC, the Willow Fire is reported at 7,359 acres (peak reported size 7,534 acres). No change in reported size or containment since Oct 1, 2026, 11:15 UTC.
Is the Willow Fire contained?
Not fully. It was 80% contained as of Oct 2, 2026, 11:15 UTC. Containment is the share of the fire's edge that has a control line; it is reported by the incident team and can lag the ground situation.
Where is the Willow Fire?
The reported point of origin is at 39.2336, -106.4403 in Lake County, Colorado. Nearest towns: Leadville North (7.6 mi E), Leadville (8.0 mi E), Aspen (20 mi W). The map on this page shows the most recent mapped perimeter.
Is the Willow Fire still burning?
The federal feed still lists it as active as of Oct 2, 2026, 11:15 UTC; no satellite heat detections were matched to it in the last 24 hours.
What is the timeline of the Willow Fire?
The Willow Fire was first listed in the federal feed Jun 28, 2026, 23:00 UTC (reported discovery date Jun 28, 2026). As of Oct 2, 2026, 11:15 UTC it is still listed at 7,359 acres, 80% contained. The timeline table on this page shows the size and containment reported each UTC day across 88 days of archive.
Where do I find evacuation orders for the Willow 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 Oct 2, 2026, 11:15 UTC. Acreage and containment are what the incident team reports and can lag by hours.
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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 →