Wildfires in La Plata County

Colorado

Fire-weather risk today

Extreme

tomorrow: Extreme · steady

Fires in 2026

25 total since 2026

Area burned 2026

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from official WFIGS perimeters

Air quality now

Good

EAQI 13· PM2.5 5.5 µg/m³ · includes wildfire smoke

Fire-weather and air-quality figures are modelled at state level (Colorado) — 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

Sixshooter · Wildfire 03/08/2026· 3 h › Johnny Pond · Wildfire 02/08/2026· 26 h › Cox Canyon 2 · Wildfire 01/08/2026· 4 h › Mesa Mountain · Wildfire 01/08/2026· 3 h › Poison · Wildfire 31/07/2026· 3 h › Wheeler Arroyo · Wildfire 31/07/2026· 2 h › Long Mountain · Wildfire 30/07/2026· 9 h › Black Ridge 2 · Wildfire 29/07/2026· 6 h › Sambrito Creek · Wildfire 29/07/2026· 3 h › Sauls Creek · Wildfire 26/07/2026· 10 h › SU114 · Wildfire 25/07/2026· 2 h › Red horse · Wildfire 25/07/2026· 2 h › 115 · Wildfire 25/07/2026· 2 h › Ernest Canyon · Wildfire 22/07/2026· 69 h › Iron Springs · Wildfire 21/07/2026· 94 h › Fortyfour Canyon · Wildfire 21/07/2026· 2 h › Chaney · Wildfire 20/07/2026· 1 h › Bondad · Wildfire 20/07/2026· 2 h › Line Canyon · Wildfire 20/07/2026· 3 h › Johnson · Wildfire 20/07/2026· 19 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.