P-L Gulch fire: 1,580 acres, 100% contained
Active No federal-record update in over a week
Active wildfire in Rio Blanco County; 1,580 acres, 100% contained, discovered Jul 13, 2026.
- Size
- 1,580 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Cause
- Human
- Discovered
- July 13, 2026
- Location
- Meeker, Rio Blanco
Federal record last updated Jul 25, 7:48 AM — 7 days before this page was published.
Fire history
First observed Jul 13, 2026 at 0.10 acres (active). It grew to a peak of 1,600 acres. Latest: 1,580 acres, 100% contained, status active.
- Jul 13, 2026, 1:03 PM 0.10 acres Active
- Jul 13, 2026, 1:35 PM 5.0 acres Active
- Jul 13, 2026, 3:59 PM 15.0 acres Active
- Jul 13, 2026, 4:46 PM 50.0 acres Active
- Jul 13, 2026, 6:09 PM 150 acres Active
- Jul 14, 2026, 11:33 AM 130 acres Active
- Jul 14, 2026, 4:52 PM 350 acres Active
- Jul 14, 2026, 6:41 PM 350 acres Active 5% contained
- Jul 15, 2026, 10:09 AM 800 acres Active 5% contained
- Jul 15, 2026, 1:05 PM 1,404 acres Active 5% contained
- Jul 15, 2026, 6:09 PM 1,500 acres Active 5% contained
- Jul 16, 2026, 11:14 AM 1,600 acres Active 5% contained
- Jul 16, 2026, 5:26 PM 1,600 acres Active 15% contained
- Jul 17, 2026, 6:16 PM 1,580 acres Active 15% contained
- Jul 18, 2026, 5:39 PM 1,580 acres Active 83% contained
- Jul 18, 2026, 6:24 PM 1,580 acres Active 45% contained
- Jul 19, 2026, 5:52 PM 1,580 acres Active 55% contained
- Jul 21, 2026, 6:13 PM 1,580 acres Active 70% contained
- Jul 22, 2026, 2:40 PM 1,580 acres Active 95% contained
- Jul 25, 2026, 7:48 AM 1,580 acres Active 100% contained latest
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