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Ferris

Montezuma, CO · Natural

This fire is no longer active. It burned 64,881 acres in Montezuma before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

64,881

Acres Burned

136

Days Burning

Jun 27, 2026

Discovered

5d ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 100%
Aug 5 / 64,881 acresNov 5 / 64,881 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

12 public land units within 75 miles

Canyons Of The Ancients National Monument

Go

Monument / CO

18.7 mi

SW

Mesa Verde Wilderness Area

Go

Wilderness / CO

28.2 mi

SE

Hovenweep National Monument

Go

Monument / UT

28.5 mi

SW

Mesa Verde National Park

Go

National Park / CO

29.3 mi

SE

Lizard Head Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / CO

38.7 mi

E

Hermosa Creek Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / CO

39 mi

E

Tabeguache Wilderness Area

Go

Wilderness / CO

50.7 mi

N

Mount Sneffels Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / CO

50.9 mi

NE

Uncompahgre National Forest

Go

National Forest / CO

53.9 mi

NE

San Juan National Forest

Go

National Forest / CO

54.9 mi

E

Molas Pass Recreation Area National Recreation Area

Go

Recreation Area / CO

55.1 mi

E

Bears Ears National Monument

Go

Monument / UT

60.4 mi

W

Situation Updates

Posted by the incident management team on InciWeb, plus changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Ferris mapped at 64,881 acres, 100% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 6

Interagency perimeter data shows the Ferris at 64,881 acres, 100% contained.

IRWIN

Ferris Fire Area Closures Lifted 07-29-2026

Closure
Jul 30

The San Juan National Forest and Bureau of Land Management are lifting the Ferris Fire Area Closures, effective July 29, 2026. Any public entering the fire area should exercise extreme caution, as crews are still performing suppression repair work. Hazards include heavy equipment working on roadways, fire-weakened trees, hot spots and ashpits, loose rocks, flash flooding, and debris flows. Avoid t...

InciWeb

July 29 Ferris Fire Final Update 07-29-2026

Incident team
Jul 29

Ferris Fire Final Update Wednesday, July 29, 2026 Email: 2026.ferris@firenet.gov | Phone: 661-990-4727 Acres: 64,881 Containment: 97% | Reported: 06/27/2026 | Personnel: 107 Further updates on the Ferris Fire will be released as needed, if conditions change. SPECIAL EVENT - Landowner Burn Area Recovery & Reclamation Workshop: The Dolores County Extension Office is hosting a workshop for landowners...

InciWeb

July 27 Ferris Fire Update 07-27-2026

Incident team
Jul 27

Ferris Fire Update Monday, July 27, 2026 Email: 2026.ferris@firenet.gov | Phone: 661-990-4727 Acres: 64,881 Containment: 97% | Reported: 06/27/2026 | Personnel: 220 This update will now be released every other day. The next update will be provided on Wednesday, July 29. SPECIAL EVENT - Landowner Burn Area Recovery & Reclamation Workshop: The Dolores County Extension Office is hosting a workshop fo...

InciWeb

Ferris mapped at 64,881 acres, 97% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 24

Interagency perimeter data shows the Ferris at 64,881 acres, 97% contained.

IRWIN

Ferris mapped at 64,881 acres, 94% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 22

Interagency perimeter data shows the Ferris at 64,881 acres, 94% contained.

IRWIN

Ferris mapped at 64,881 acres, 91% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 21

Interagency perimeter data shows the Ferris at 64,881 acres, 91% contained.

IRWIN

Ferris mapped at 64,881 acres, 89% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 20

Interagency perimeter data shows the Ferris at 64,881 acres, 89% contained.

IRWIN

Ferris mapped at 64,881 acres, 83% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 19

Interagency perimeter data shows the Ferris at 64,881 acres, 83% contained.

IRWIN

Ferris mapped at 64,881 acres, 71% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 18

Interagency perimeter data shows the Ferris at 64,881 acres, 71% contained.

IRWIN

Ferris mapped at 64,881 acres, 59% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 17

Interagency perimeter data shows the Ferris at 64,881 acres, 59% contained.

IRWIN

Ferris mapped at 64,869 acres, 53% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 16

Interagency perimeter data shows the Ferris at 64,869 acres, 53% contained.

IRWIN

Ferris mapped at 64,869 acres, 43% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 15

Interagency perimeter data shows the Ferris at 64,869 acres, 43% contained.

IRWIN

Ferris mapped at 64,869 acres, 29% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 14

Interagency perimeter data shows the Ferris at 64,869 acres, 29% contained.

IRWIN

Ferris mapped at 64,464 acres, 23% contained

Perimeter data
Jul 13

Interagency perimeter data shows the Ferris at 64,464 acres, 23% contained.

IRWIN

Timeline

Jun 27Now

136 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: 0fd7f0e1-d93c-47c9-9f6a-0ba8bfbc3d94

Important

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