310 Fire (Colorado)
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Imagery: Sentinel-2 (Copernicus). Drag to compare smoke vs. infrared.
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 1 Miles E from Battlement Mesa, CO
- Cause
- Human
- Personnel
- 11
- Complexity
- Type 5 Incident
- Fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Behavior
- Minimal, Smoldering, Creeping
- Jurisdiction
- Private land
Burning near the Garfield County community of Parachute, Colorado, the human-caused 310 Fire has burned 603 acres of private brush standing two feet tall since it started on August 6, 2026. Situated one mile east of Battlement Mesa, the incident has maintained an average daily growth of approximately 40 acres per day over its 15 days of burning. Fire behavior is currently characterized as minimal, smoldering, and creeping.
Full containment has been achieved at 100 percent for the 310 Fire. Operations have been managed by a Type 5 Incident Command under a Type 5 Incident classification, supported by a personnel roster of 11 individuals. Total costs to manage the incident have reached $2,848,745.
This activity unfolds within a wider national landscape during the typical June to October fire season. Across the country, a cumulative 2,955,961 hectares have burned so far in 2026, tracking 46 percent below the two-decade average.
In context
This wildfire burned in Colorado for 28 days. In total it burned about 603 acres — around 2.4 km².
In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.
The bigger picture in United States
Across United States, roughly 3,185,593 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 42% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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