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Las Animas, CO · Natural

Crews have this fire 90% contained. Nearby public lands are likely open, but check for lingering closures.

0%Near Contained

4,335

Acres Burned

44

Days Burning

Aug 12, 2026

Discovered

3w ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 90%
Aug 12 / 1,000 acresSep 3 / 4,335 acres

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Threatened Public Lands

11 public land units within 75 miles

Capulin Volcano National MonumentClosures in effect

Closed

Monument / NM

32.4 mi

SE

Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / NM

36.5 mi

S

Spanish Peaks Wilderness

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Wilderness / CO

37 mi

NW

Carson Other

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National Forest / NM

48.1 mi

SW

Greenhorn Mountain Wilderness

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Wilderness / CO

63 mi

NW

Latir Peak Wilderness

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Wilderness / NM

63.3 mi

W

Wheeler Peak Wilderness

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Wilderness / NM

66.5 mi

SW

Columbine-Hondo Wilderness

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Wilderness / NM

67.5 mi

SW

Kiowa National Grassland

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National Grassland / NM

68.1 mi

SE

Comanche National Grassland

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National Grassland / CO

69.8 mi

E

Cerro del Yuta Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / NM

70.6 mi

W

Official Park Alerts

Closures and dangers published by the National Park Service

Park Closure / Capulin Volcano National Monument

Volcano Top Access Closed to Vehicles over 26 feet long and to all Trailers

The Volcano top access is closed to all RVs, buses, attached pull trailers, or any other vehicle over 26 feet in length due to public safety concerns and limited parking.  Trailer drop-off and RV/bus parking are available at the visitor cen...

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Post update: 4,335 acres, 90% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 3

Per interagency perimeter data, the Post was remapped 8 acres lower to 4,335.

IRWIN

Post update: 4,343 acres, 90% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 20

Per interagency perimeter data, the Post containment moved from 80% to 90%.

IRWIN

Post update: 4,343 acres, 80% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 19

Per interagency perimeter data, the Post containment moved from 70% to 80%.

IRWIN

Post update: 4,343 acres, 70% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 18

Per interagency perimeter data, the Post containment moved from 65% to 70%.

IRWIN

Post update: 4,343 acres, 65% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 17

Per interagency perimeter data, the Post containment moved from 55% to 65%.

IRWIN

Post update: 4,343 acres, 55% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 17

Per interagency perimeter data, the Post grew 9 acres to 4,343 and containment moved from 45% to 55%.

IRWIN

Post update: 4,334 acres, 45% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 15

Per interagency perimeter data, the Post containment moved from 30% to 45%.

IRWIN

Post update: 4,334 acres, 30% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 15

Per interagency perimeter data, the Post containment moved from 25% to 30%.

IRWIN

Post update: 4,334 acres, 25% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 14

Per interagency perimeter data, the Post grew 129 acres to 4,334.

IRWIN

Post update: 4,205 acres, 25% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 13

Per interagency perimeter data, the Post grew 1,778 acres to 4,205 and containment moved from 0% to 25%.

IRWIN

Post update: 2,427 acres

Perimeter data
Aug 12

Per interagency perimeter data, the Post grew 1,427 acres to 2,427.

IRWIN

Post mapped at 1,000 acres

Perimeter data
Aug 12

Interagency perimeter data shows the Post at 1,000 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Aug 12Now

44 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: 251fd40c-6bcb-4c69-81ec-f105e1328374

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