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Rio Blanco

Archuleta, CO · Natural

This fire is no longer active. It burned 1,388 acres in Archuleta before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

1,388

Acres Burned

105

Days Burning

Jul 28, 2026

Discovered

2mo ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 100%
Aug 5 / 1,246 acresSep 2 / 1,388 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

12 public land units within 75 miles

Chimney Rock National Monument

Go

Monument / CO

18.7 mi

W

South San Juan Wilderness

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Wilderness / CO

20.8 mi

NE

Weminuche Wilderness

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Wilderness / CO

37.6 mi

NW

Cruces Basin Wilderness

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Wilderness / NM

39.8 mi

E

San Juan National Forest

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National Forest / CO

46.6 mi

NW

Rio Grande National Forest

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National Forest / CO

46.7 mi

NE

Rìo San Antonio Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / NM

52.5 mi

E

Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / CO

55.5 mi

NE

Chama River Canyon Wilderness

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Wilderness / NM

57.4 mi

S

Molas Pass Recreation Area National Recreation Area

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Recreation Area / CO

57.5 mi

NW

La Garita Wilderness

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Wilderness / CO

57.8 mi

N

Aztec Ruins National Monument

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Monument / NM

59.5 mi

W

Situation Updates

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

Rio Blanco Fire road closure lifted 08-25-2026

Closure
Aug 25

Rio Blanco Fire road closure lifted Additional hazards are still present in the burned area; current fire containment is 100% Pagosa Springs, CO, August 25, 2026   — The road closure associated with the Rio Blanco Fire has been lifted, however hazards remain in the burned area. The closure included National Forest System (NFS) roads 653, 653.B. and 008, (see Rio Blanco Fire Closure Map). This does...

InciWeb

Rio Blanco update: 1,388 acres, 100% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 19

Per interagency perimeter data, the Rio Blanco containment moved from 97% to 100%.

IRWIN

FINAL Update for Rio Blanco Fire 08-15-2026

Announcement
Aug 15

FINAL Rio Blanco Fire Update Saturday, August 15, 2026 Email: 2026.rioblanco@firenet.gov | Phone: 661-990-4727 Acres: 1,388 | Containment: 97% | Reported: 07/28/26 | Cause: Lightning | Personnel: 45 Current Situation: The Rio Blanco Fire is now 97 percent contained. This will be the last update from the incident. Information is still available on InciWeb and the Facebook page, however no new updat...

InciWeb

Rio Blanco update: 1,388 acres, 97% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 14

Per interagency perimeter data, the Rio Blanco containment moved from 91% to 97%.

IRWIN

Rio Blanco Fire Daily Update 08-13-2026

Announcement
Aug 13

Email: 2026.rioblanco@firenet.gov | Phone: 661-990-4727 Acres: 1,388 | Containment: 91% | Reported: 07/28/26 | Cause: Lightning | Personnel: 97 Current Situation: The Rio Blanco Fire received some moisture over the past few days, allowing firefighters to use the rain to assist with mop-up operations. A smaller Type 4 incident management team assumed command of the fire Tuesday and continues the gr...

InciWeb

Rio Blanco Fire Daily Update 08-11-2026

Announcement
Aug 11

Email: 2026.rioblanco@firenet.gov | Phone: 661-990-4727 Acres: 1,388 | Containment: 91% | Reported: 07/28/26 | Cause: Lightning | Personnel: 154 Current Situation: Firefighters on the Rio Blanco Fire continue to make big strides on mopping up and containment, now at 91 percent, as focus has begun shifting more toward rehabilitation efforts. San Juan Team 8 transferred command of the fire to a Type...

InciWeb

Rio Blanco update: 1,388 acres, 91% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 10

Per interagency perimeter data, the Rio Blanco containment moved from 79% to 91%.

IRWIN

Rio Blanco Fire Daily Update 08-10-2026

Incident team
Aug 10

Email: 2026.rioblanco@firenet.gov | Phone: 661-990-4727 Acres: 1,388 | Containment: 79% | Reported: 07/28/26 | Cause: Lightning | Personnel: 184 Current Situation: The Rio Blanco Fire has stayed in its current footprint for the last five days while firefighters continue to increase containment. San Juan Team 8 will be transferring command of the fire to a Type 4 organization on Tuesday, August 11,...

InciWeb

Rio Blanco Fire Daily Update 08-09-2026

Announcement
Aug 9

Email: 2026.rioblanco@firenet.gov | Phone: 661-990-4727 Acres: 1,388 | Containment: 79% | Reported: 07/28/26 | Cause: Lightning | Personnel: 202 Current Situation: With the Rio Blanco Fire held in check with minimal fire activity for another day, firefighters began pulling structure-protection hoses and sprinklers and moved chipping apparatus to the southern part of the burn area to continue rehab...

InciWeb

Rio Blanco mapped at 1,388 acres, 79% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 9

Interagency perimeter data shows the Rio Blanco at 1,388 acres, 79% contained.

IRWIN

Rio Blanco Fire Daily Update 08-08-2026

Incident team
Aug 8

Email: 2026.rioblanco@firenet.gov | Phone: 661-990-4727 Acres: 1,388| Containment: 63% | Reported: 07/28/26 | Cause: Lightning | Personnel: 316 Current Situation: As fire crews continued mop-up and containment efforts yesterday, they also chipped piles of slash cut from around homes in Lower Blanco. The Archuleta County Sheriff’s Office lifted evacuations for the area, allowing residents to return...

InciWeb

Rio Blanco mapped at 1,388 acres, 63% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 8

Interagency perimeter data shows the Rio Blanco at 1,388 acres, 63% contained.

IRWIN

Rio Blanco mapped at 1,388 acres, 55% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 6

Interagency perimeter data shows the Rio Blanco at 1,388 acres, 55% contained.

IRWIN

Rio Blanco mapped at 1,246 acres, 12% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 4

Interagency perimeter data shows the Rio Blanco at 1,246 acres, 12% contained.

IRWIN

Rio Blanco mapped at 1,140 acres, 11% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 4

Interagency perimeter data shows the Rio Blanco at 1,140 acres, 11% contained.

IRWIN

Timeline

Jul 28Now

105 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: 31e42281-5dc8-48b0-9031-af570c7b2cdf

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