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Swiss Roll

Archuleta, CO · Natural

An active fire at 36% containment. Conditions can change quickly. Check closures before traveling to nearby public lands.

0%Active

777

Acres Burned

36

Days Burning

Aug 20, 2026

Discovered

5d ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 36%
Aug 20 / 1 acresSep 20 / 777 acres

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Threatened Public Lands

12 public land units within 75 miles

South San Juan Wilderness

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Wilderness / CO

12.6 mi

SE

Rio Grande National Forest

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National Forest / CO

25.7 mi

N

Chimney Rock National Monument

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Monument / CO

32 mi

SW

Weminuche Wilderness

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Wilderness / CO

32.3 mi

NW

Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge

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Wildlife Refuge / CO

39.1 mi

E

La Garita Wilderness

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Wilderness / CO

40.1 mi

N

Cruces Basin Wilderness

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Wilderness / NM

41 mi

SE

San Juan National Forest

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National Forest / CO

49.8 mi

W

Rìo San Antonio Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / NM

50.1 mi

SE

Powderhorn Wilderness

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Wilderness / CO

51.6 mi

NW

Molas Pass Recreation Area National Recreation Area

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Recreation Area / CO

54.8 mi

NW

Powderhorn Wilderness Area

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Wilderness / CO

55.5 mi

N

Situation Updates

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

Swiss Roll update: 777 acres, 36% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 20

Per interagency perimeter data, the Swiss Roll containment moved from 0% to 36%.

IRWIN

Swiss Fire Update 9-19-26 09-19-2026

Incident team
Sep 19

SWISS ROLL FIRE INFORMATION: As of September 19, the Swiss Roll Fire is 36% contained. As shown on the current map, this containment is on the west and northwest portions of the fire, with all fire perimeter west of the Quartz Ridge Trail identified as contained. A drone infrared flight Friday, September 18, and a Multi-Mission Aircraft (MMA) infrared flight today, September 19, provided fire mana...

InciWeb

Swiss Roll update: 777 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 19

Per interagency perimeter data, the Swiss Roll grew 2 acres to 777.

IRWIN

Swiss Roll Fire Road and Trail Closure 09-15-2026

Closure
Sep 15

PROHIBITION Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50 Section (b), the following is prohibited on National Forest System (NFS) Road 684 (known as the “Quartz Meadows” road), a segment of NFS Trail 570 (known as the “Quartz Ridge”trail), and NFS Trail 571 (known as the “Quartz Creek” trail) in the Pagosa Ranger District, San Juan National Forest, described below and shown on the attached m...

InciWeb

Swiss Roll update: 775 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 14

Per interagency perimeter data, the Swiss Roll grew 405 acres to 775.

IRWIN

Swiss Roll update: 370 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Sep 13

Per interagency perimeter data, the Swiss Roll grew 1 acres to 370.

IRWIN

Swiss Roll update: 369 acres

Perimeter data
Sep 12

Per interagency perimeter data, the Swiss Roll grew 339 acres to 369.

IRWIN

Swiss Roll update: 30 acres

Perimeter data
Sep 11

Per interagency perimeter data, the Swiss Roll grew 20 acres to 30.

IRWIN

Swiss Roll update: 10 acres

Perimeter data
Sep 10

Per interagency perimeter data, the Swiss Roll grew 5 acres to 10.

IRWIN

Swiss Roll update: 5 acres

Perimeter data
Sep 9

Per interagency perimeter data, the Swiss Roll grew 2 acres to 5.

IRWIN

Swiss Roll update: 4 acres

Perimeter data
Sep 8

Per interagency perimeter data, the Swiss Roll grew 2 acres to 4.

IRWIN

Swiss Roll update: 2 acres

Perimeter data
Aug 29

Per interagency perimeter data, the Swiss Roll was remapped 0 acres lower to 2.

IRWIN

Swiss Roll update: 1 acres

Perimeter data
Aug 27

Per interagency perimeter data, the Swiss Roll grew 1 acres to 1.

IRWIN

Swiss Roll update: 0 acres

Perimeter data
Aug 21

Per interagency perimeter data, the Swiss Roll was remapped 0 acres lower to 0.

IRWIN

Swiss Roll mapped at 1 acres

Perimeter data
Aug 20

Interagency perimeter data shows the Swiss Roll at 1 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Aug 20Now

36 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: 0c9882c6-03ad-4892-82df-1b24546b4bbb

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