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Contained

Dry Creek

Garfield, CO · Human

This fire is no longer active. It burned 316 acres in Garfield before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

316

Acres Burned

104

Days Burning

Jun 23, 2026

Discovered

1mo ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 100%
Jul 5 / 316 acresAug 11 / 316 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

12 public land units within 75 miles

Grand Mesa National Forest

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National Forest / CO

28.2 mi

S

Flat Tops Wilderness

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Wilderness / CO

41.3 mi

NE

White River National Forest

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National Forest / CO

44.5 mi

E

Raggeds Wilderness

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Wilderness / CO

45.7 mi

SE

Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness

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Wilderness / CO

46.1 mi

SE

Gunnison Gorge Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / CO

56.2 mi

S

Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area

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NCA / CO

56.2 mi

S

West Elk Wilderness

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Wilderness / CO

58.4 mi

SE

Colorado National Monument

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Monument / CO

58.7 mi

SW

Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / CO

61.1 mi

SW

Dominguez/Escalante National Conservation Area

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NCA / CO

61.2 mi

SW

Black Canyon of the Gunnison Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / CO

62 mi

S

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Dry Creek mapped at 316 acres, 100% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 1

Interagency perimeter data shows the Dry Creek at 316 acres, 100% contained.

IRWIN

Dry Creek update: 316 acres, 90% contained

Perimeter data
Jun 26

Per interagency perimeter data, the Dry Creek containment moved from 35% to 90%.

IRWIN

Dry Creek update: 316 acres, 35% contained

Perimeter data
Jun 25

Per interagency perimeter data, the Dry Creek containment moved from 0% to 35%.

IRWIN

Timeline

Jun 23Now

104 days since discovery

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Data Sources

Fire data from NIFC Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) via IRWIN. Satellite hotspots from NASA FIRMS VIIRS. Situation updates are either posted by the incident management team on InciWeb or read by us from WFIGS perimeter data, and each one says which. Air quality data from EPA AirNow. Public lands boundaries from USGS PAD-US 4.0.

IRWIN ID: 15f618e1-28aa-4f70-b06d-89af2511d048

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