Elk Fire
Active
Hinsdale County, Colorado · Discovered July 9, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 18 hours ago · Perimeter mapped 18 hours ago (NIFC WFIGS)
Elk Fire
The Elk Fire fire has burned 7,257 acres in Hinsdale County, Colorado. Crews have reached 73% containment. It has shown no measurable growth in the last 24 hours. Wind at the fire is blowing 8 mph toward the E, with gusts to 15 mph. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 17). 7 personnel are assigned to the incident.
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Incident timeline
Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.
Containment rose to 73%
24 days ago · September 1, 2026New perimeter mapped at 7,257 acres (national perimeter feed)
26 days ago · August 30, 2026Containment rose to 64%
27 days ago · August 29, 2026Containment dropped to 52% (from 64%)
29 days ago · August 28, 2026Containment rose to 64%
29 days ago · August 27, 2026Containment rose to 46%
30 days ago · August 27, 2026Mapped size revised down to 7,281 acres (from 7,404)
38 days ago · August 19, 2026Grew 178 acres in 10 hours to 7,404 acres
45 days ago · August 12, 2026Fire first reported in official feeds at 7,226 acres
46 days ago · August 11, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 9/1/2026, 10:39:00 PM | 7,257 acres | 73% |
| 8/30/2026, 10:45:02 PM | 7,257 acres | 66% |
| 8/29/2026, 10:59:37 PM | 7,257 acres | 64% |
| 8/28/2026, 1:38:00 AM | 7,257 acres | 52% |
| 8/27/2026, 10:59:57 PM | 7,257 acres | 64% |
| 8/27/2026, 12:42:36 AM | 7,257 acres | 46% |
| 8/20/2026, 12:11:36 AM | 7,257 acres | 33% |
| 8/19/2026, 12:12:40 AM | 7,281 acres | 35% |
| 8/18/2026, 12:08:04 AM | 7,337 acres | 35% |
| 8/14/2026, 12:17:12 AM | 7,374 acres | 35% |
| 8/12/2026, 12:19:39 AM | 7,404 acres | 35% |
| 8/11/2026, 2:04:22 PM | 7,226 acres | 33% |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
About this data
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