Wildfires in La Plata County

Colorado

Fire-weather risk today

Moderate

tomorrow: Moderate · steady

Fires in 2026

38

38 total since 2026

Area burned 2026

—

from official WFIGS perimeters

Air quality now

Good

EAQI 19· PM2.5 0.9 µg/m³ · includes wildfire smoke

Fire-weather and air-quality figures are modelled at state level (cell-37:-108) — not per county. Fire counts, perimeters and areas below are per county, from official records.

Fires by year

2026

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

Fire history

Long Hollow · Wildfire 18/09/2026· 6 h › 105 Command · Wildfire 14/09/2026· 1 h › Stateline 2 · Wildfire 04/09/2026· 1 h › Freed Canyon · Wildfire · Natural 31/08/2026· 74 h › State Line · Wildfire 30/08/2026· 73 h › Youngs Canyon · Wildfire · Natural 29/08/2026· 76 h › Deer Canyon · Wildfire 25/08/2026· 3 h › Black Ridge 3 · Wildfire · Natural 25/08/2026· 73 h › East Pump Canyon · Wildfire · Natural 23/08/2026· 2 h › Walter · Wildfire · Natural 23/08/2026· 26 h › Maverick · Wildfire 12/08/2026· 7 h › Aspen Point · Wildfire 11/08/2026· 24 h › 502 Command · Wildfire 11/08/2026· 74 h › 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 ›

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.