Wildfires in Garfield County

Colorado

Fire-weather risk today

Very low

tomorrow: Very low · steady

Fires in 2026

51 total since 2026

Area burned 2026

244 ha

from official WFIGS perimeters

Air quality now

Fair

EAQI 23· PM2.5 1 µg/m³ · includes wildfire smoke

Fire-weather and air-quality figures are modelled at state level (cell-39:-108) — not per county. Fire counts, perimeters and areas below are per county, from official records.

Fires by year

First season on record — year-over-year comparisons appear as we accumulate history.

Fire history

Garvey · Wildfire · Natural 10/10/2026· 4 h › Clear · Wildfire 17/09/2026· 953 h › Juniper · Wildfire · Natural 16/09/2026· 5 h › Anvil Points · Wildfire 16/09/2026· 17 h › East Salt · Wildfire 16/09/2026· 18 h › Elk Park · Wildfire · Natural 15/09/2026· 3 h › Buttermilk Canyon · Wildfire 14/09/2026· 22 h › Meadow Creek · Wildfire · Natural 14/09/2026· 7 h › Edward Springs · Wildfire · Natural 04/09/2026· 2 h › Sweetwater Lake · Wildfire 02/09/2026· 19 h › Corral Creek · Wildfire 02/09/2026· 3 h › Helmers Gulch · Wildfire 30/08/2026· 2 h › Balzac · Wildfire 29/08/2026· 2 h › Roan Creek · Wildfire 25/08/2026· 39 h › Powerline · Wildfire 25/08/2026· 2 h › Pinyon · Wildfire 25/08/2026· 4 h › Sweetwater · Wildfire 24/08/2026· 24 h › West Cedar · Wildfire · Natural 24/08/2026· 1 h › Rifle Creek · Wildfire · Natural 24/08/2026· 2 h › MM 97 · Wildfire 22/08/2026· 905 h ›

Incident records from NIFC/WFIGS (public domain). Fire-weather risk is our own estimate (Canadian FWI on Open-Meteo forecasts), not an official warning — for those see your National Weather Service office. In an emergency call 911.