Kittle
Pitkin, CO · Natural
This fire is no longer active. It burned 25 acres in Pitkin before dropping off the national incident feed.
25
Acres Burned
83
Days Burning
Aug 19, 2026
Discovered
3w ago
Last Update
Growth
No growth in the last day, containment at 0%Public Lands Nearby
12 public land units within 75 miles
Hunter-Fryingpan Wilderness
Check firstWilderness / CO
15.4 mi
SE
White River National Forest
GoNational Forest / CO
15.6 mi
N
Maroon Bells-Snowmass Wilderness
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17.9 mi
SW
Holy Cross Wilderness
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20.2 mi
E
Mount Massive Wilderness
AvoidWilderness / CO
23.8 mi
SE
Leadville National Fish Hatchery Wilderness Area
AvoidWilderness / CO
24.3 mi
E
Raggeds Wilderness
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30.3 mi
SW
Collegiate Peaks Wilderness
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32.3 mi
SE
Camp Hale - Continental Divide National Monument
Check firstMonument / CO
36.7 mi
E
Eagles Nest Wilderness
GoWilderness / CO
40.2 mi
NE
Buffalo Peaks Wilderness
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43.2 mi
SE
Fossil Ridge Wilderness
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46.2 mi
S
Situation Updates
Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data
Kittle update: 25 acres
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Kittle grew 5 acres to 25.
IRWINKittle update: 20 acres
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Kittle grew 10 acres to 20.
IRWINKittle mapped at 10 acres
Perimeter dataInteragency perimeter data shows the Kittle at 10 acres.
IRWINTimeline
83 days since discovery
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3 other active fires
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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: f707c3a9-0864-47da-9bf9-2a8e2e631806
Important
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