Gotera fire: 23 acres
Out No federal-record update in over a week
Out wildfire in Las Animas County; 23 acres, discovered Aug 12, 2026.
- Size
- 23 acres
- Containment
- —
- Cause
- Natural
- Discovered
- August 12, 2026
- Declared out
- Aug 18, 2026
- Location
- Las Animas
Federal record last updated Aug 18, 5:56 PM — 7 days before this page was published.
Fire history
First observed Aug 12, 2026 at 10.0 acres (active). It grew to a peak of 23.0 acres. Declared out Aug 18, 2026 at 23.0 acres, after burning 6 days.
- Aug 12, 2026, 6:28 PM 10.0 acres Active
- Aug 13, 2026, 10:14 AM 23.0 acres Active
- Aug 16, 2026, 4:20 PM 23.0 acres Contained
- Aug 18, 2026, 5:56 PM 23.0 acres Out latest
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