Gunnison, CO · Human
An active fire at 0% containment. Conditions can change quickly. Check closures before traveling to nearby public lands.
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Acres Burned
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Days Burning
Oct 5, 2026
Discovered
2h ago
Last Update
12 public land units within 75 miles
Curecanti National Recreation AreaClosures in effect
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10.5 mi
SW
West Elk Wilderness
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12.1 mi
N
Gunnison National Forest
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20.1 mi
E
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
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22.1 mi
W
Black Canyon of the Gunnison Wilderness Area
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23.7 mi
W
Gunnison Gorge Wilderness Area
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28.9 mi
W
Gunnison Gorge National Conservation Area
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29.7 mi
W
Powderhorn Wilderness Area
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30.2 mi
S
Raggeds Wilderness
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30.5 mi
N
Uncompahgre Wilderness
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32.2 mi
S
Powderhorn Wilderness
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34.3 mi
S
Fossil Ridge Wilderness
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37.8 mi
E
Closures and dangers published by the National Park Service
Danger / Curecanti National Recreation Area
Toxic Algae Found – Blue Mesa Water Quality Advisory
Cyanotoxins are currently present in the Iola Basin. Until further notice, the park recommends that no person or pet swims in, or drinks from, reservoir waters in the Iola Basin. Cyanotoxins may be present in the Cebolla and Sapinero Basins...
Official notice0 days since discovery
5 additional active fires
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: 450bb8e5-43eb-43aa-bc3b-b01b748ddd46
Important
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