Colorado
Colorado Wildfire Map — Live Fires & Containment
The federal wildfire feed currently lists 9 wildfires in Colorado (8 active, 1 contained), covering about 161,487 acres. The largest is the Aspen Acres Fire at 102,004 acres, 82% contained, in Custer County.
Active wildfires in Colorado right now, the share of Colorado homes in the wildland-urban interface, and where to find official information. The list and counts come from the federal wildfire feed; the WUI figures come from the SILVIS Lab at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The active-fire data refreshes every 15 minutes.
9
Wildfires listed
161,487 ac
Total acres
Fire data updated just now
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Live Colorado wildfire map
Fire markers show active wildfires reported across Colorado, refreshed every 15 minutes.
Every Colorado wildfire right now
| Fire | Acres | Contained | County | Status | Discovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspen Acres | 102,004 acres | 82% | Custer | Active | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Gold Mountain | 39,744 acres | 92% | Ouray | Active | Jun 27, 2026 |
| Willow | 7,534 acres | 80% | Lake | Active | Jun 28, 2026 |
| Elk | 7,257 acres | 73% | Hinsdale | Active | Jul 9, 2026 |
| Post | 4,343 acres | 90% | Las Animas | Active | Aug 12, 2026 |
| 310 | 603 acres | 100% | Garfield | Contained | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Swiss Roll | 1.5 acres | — | Archuleta | Active | Aug 20, 2026 |
| Freed Canyon | 0.1 acres | — | La Plata | Active | Aug 31, 2026 |
| SW3 | 0.1 acres | — | Las Animas | Active | Sep 2, 2026 |
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Colorado wildfire questions, answered live
Where are the fires in Colorado right now?
As of Sep 2, 2026, 21:45 UTC, there are 9 wildfires listed in Colorado. The largest are Aspen Acres Fire (Custer County), 102,004 acres, Gold Mountain Fire (Ouray County), 39,744 acres, and Willow Fire (Lake County), 7,534 acres. The live map above shows each one at its reported point of origin, and the table lists them all with acreage, containment, and county.
Are there any wildfires in Colorado today?
Yes. 8 are listed as active and 1 as contained, 9 in total, covering about 161,487 acres.
What is the biggest fire in Colorado right now?
The Aspen Acres Fire in Custer County, at 102,004 acres, 82% contained.
How current is this Colorado wildfire map?
The data comes from the National Interagency Fire Center's WFIGS incident feed and is refreshed every 15 minutes. It was last updated Sep 2, 2026, 21:45 UTC. Containment percentages and acreage are what incident teams report; they can lag the situation on the ground by hours.
Where do I find evacuation orders for Colorado?
Evacuation orders come from county sheriffs and local emergency management, not from this site. Use the official Colorado sources listed on this page and your county’s alert system. FireRiskHere is for awareness only.
Homes in the wildland-urban interface
About 43% of Colorado’s homes sit inside the wildland-urban interface — roughly 1.1 million of 2.5 million statewide, according to the SILVIS Lab’s 2020 dataset. The share varies sharply along the Front Range: from about 32% in Arapahoe County, southeast of Denver, to about 83% in Douglas County, between Denver and Colorado Springs.
The five Colorado counties with the most homes in the wildland-urban interface:
- El Paso County
- Douglas County
- Jefferson County
- Arapahoe County
- Boulder County
Being in the interface is a description of geography, not a forecast of fire — it captures how close a building sits to vegetation that can burn. These classifications change slowly; the figures here come from the SILVIS Lab’s most recent revision of the 1990–2020 dataset, released February 2025.
Official Colorado sources
- Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control — dfpc.colorado.gov
- Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management — dhsem.colorado.gov