Big Gulch 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
- 8 Miles NW from Craig, CO
- Cause
- Natural
- Complexity
- Type 4 Incident
- Fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Behavior
- Minimal, Smoldering, Creeping
- Jurisdiction
- Private land
Burning across private land 8 miles northwest of Craig, Colorado, the Big Gulch Fire has reached full containment after scorching 1,055 acres over eight days of activity. Averaging roughly 132 acres per day since its July 20 start, the natural-caused blaze in Moffat County is currently displaying minimal, smoldering, and creeping behavior through 2.5-foot tall grass.
Operations for the incident are overseen by a Type 4 Incident Commander managing a Type 4 response, with total suppression costs reaching $221,000.
In context
This wildfire burned in Colorado for 16 days. In total it burned about 1,055 acres — around 4.3 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 3,178,795 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 42% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.
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