Swiss Roll
Archuleta, CO · Natural
This fire is no longer active. It burned 777 acres in Archuleta before dropping off the national incident feed.
777
Acres Burned
82
Days Burning
Aug 20, 2026
Discovered
3w ago
Last Update
Growth
No growth in the last day, containment at 100%Public Lands Nearby
12 public land units within 75 miles
South San Juan Wilderness
GoWilderness / CO
12.6 mi
SE
Rio Grande National Forest
GoNational Forest / CO
25.7 mi
N
Chimney Rock National Monument
GoMonument / CO
32 mi
SW
Weminuche Wilderness
GoWilderness / CO
32.3 mi
NW
Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge
GoWildlife Refuge / CO
39.1 mi
E
La Garita Wilderness
GoWilderness / CO
40.1 mi
N
Cruces Basin Wilderness
GoWilderness / NM
41 mi
SE
San Juan National Forest
GoNational Forest / CO
49.8 mi
W
Rìo San Antonio Wilderness Area
GoWilderness / NM
50.1 mi
SE
Powderhorn Wilderness
Check firstWilderness / CO
51.6 mi
NW
Molas Pass Recreation Area National Recreation Area
GoRecreation Area / CO
54.8 mi
NW
Powderhorn Wilderness Area
Check firstWilderness / 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, 100% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Swiss Roll containment moved from 93% to 100%.
IRWINSwiss Roll update: 777 acres, 93% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Swiss Roll containment moved from 36% to 93%.
IRWINSwiss Roll update: 777 acres, 36% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Swiss Roll containment moved from 0% to 36%.
IRWINSwiss Fire Update 9-19-26 09-19-2026
Incident teamSWISS 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...
InciWebSwiss Roll update: 777 acres, 0% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Swiss Roll grew 2 acres to 777.
IRWINSwiss Roll Fire Road and Trail Closure 09-15-2026
ClosurePROHIBITION 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...
InciWebSwiss Roll update: 775 acres, 0% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Swiss Roll grew 405 acres to 775.
IRWINSwiss Roll update: 370 acres, 0% contained
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Swiss Roll grew 1 acres to 370.
IRWINSwiss Roll update: 369 acres
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Swiss Roll grew 339 acres to 369.
IRWINSwiss Roll update: 30 acres
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Swiss Roll grew 20 acres to 30.
IRWINSwiss Roll update: 10 acres
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Swiss Roll grew 5 acres to 10.
IRWINSwiss Roll update: 5 acres
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Swiss Roll grew 2 acres to 5.
IRWINSwiss Roll update: 4 acres
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Swiss Roll grew 2 acres to 4.
IRWINSwiss Roll update: 2 acres
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Swiss Roll was remapped 0 acres lower to 2.
IRWINSwiss Roll update: 1 acres
Perimeter dataPer interagency perimeter data, the Swiss Roll grew 1 acres to 1.
IRWINTimeline
82 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
Important
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