Dry Creek Fire
Active
Boulder County, Colorado · Discovered October 6, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 13 hours ago · Perimeter mapped 13 hours ago (NIFC WFIGS)
Dry Creek Fire
The Dry Creek Fire fire has burned 6.0 acres in Boulder County, Colorado. Officials have not reported a containment figure yet. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 35).
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Incident timeline
Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.
Evacuation status lifted for zone geo-8db6dbf978cf
7 hours ago · October 6, 2026Evacuation status lifted for zone geo-6dd97dbe69c7
7 hours ago · October 6, 20263 firefighting aircraft working this fire (T857, T827, N3811C)
11 hours ago · October 6, 20262 firefighting aircraft working this fire (T857, T827)
13 hours ago · October 6, 2026Zone geo-8db6dbf978cf (Boulder County) placed under Warning to Evacuate
13 hours ago · October 6, 2026New perimeter mapped at 6 acres (national perimeter feed)
13 hours ago · October 6, 2026Zone geo-6dd97dbe69c7 (Boulder County) placed under Warning to Evacuate
14 hours ago · October 6, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds
15 hours ago · October 6, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 10/6/2026, 4:08:57 PM | 6.0 acres | - |
| 10/6/2026, 2:33:55 PM | 0.1 acres | - |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
About this data
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