Elk Fire
Active
Hinsdale County, Colorado · Discovered July 9, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 31 hours ago · Perimeter mapped 31 hours ago (NIFC WFIGS)
Elk Fire
The Elk Fire fire has burned 7,257 acres in Hinsdale County, Colorado. Crews have reached 90% containment. It has shown no measurable growth in the last 24 hours. Wind at the fire is blowing 7 mph toward the SE, with gusts to 10 mph. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 25). 7 personnel are assigned to the incident.
Elk Fire size over time
13 official size readingsPeaked at 7,404 acres, then officials revised the mapped size to 7,257 acres.
Acreage as reported by the official incident feed, recorded by Fire Nearby each time it changes. Hover or tap the chart for each reading.
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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 90%
40 days ago · October 1, 2026Containment rose to 73%
70 days ago · September 1, 2026New perimeter mapped at 7,257 acres (national perimeter feed)
72 days ago · August 30, 2026Containment rose to 64%
73 days ago · August 29, 2026Containment dropped to 52% (from 64%)
75 days ago · August 28, 2026Containment rose to 64%
75 days ago · August 27, 2026Containment rose to 46%
76 days ago · August 27, 2026Mapped size revised down to 7,281 acres (from 7,404)
84 days ago · August 19, 2026Grew 178 acres in 10 hours to 7,404 acres
91 days ago · August 12, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 7,226 acres
91 days ago · August 11, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 10/1/2026, 7:09:13 PM | 7,257 acres | 90% |
| 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
Fire Nearby aggregates official incident data and shows exactly when each value was last updated. For evacuation decisions, always follow instructions from local emergency officials and check county emergency management channels.