Swiss Roll Fire
Active
Archuleta County, Colorado · Discovered August 20, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 4 days ago · Perimeter mapped 4 days ago (NIFC WFIGS)
Swiss Roll Fire
The Swiss Roll Fire fire has burned 777 acres in Archuleta County, Colorado. Crews have fully contained the fire. It has shown no measurable growth in the last 24 hours. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 44). 1 personnel are assigned to the incident.
Latest official update
September 12, 2026The Swiss Roll Fire was started by lightning on the Pagosa Ranger District of the San Juan National Forest, approximately 20 miles northeast of Pagosa Springs, CO. It is east of U.S. Highway 160, south of East Fork Road (CR 667) near Quartz Meadow.It was first discovered on August 20th and firefighters have not engaged in direct suppression tactics due to its remote location in stands of dead, beetle-killed timber. Falling trees are the number one cause of wildland firefighter fatalities and fire managers must weigh the threat of firefighters' lives against the fire's threat to values at risk…
Read the full update on InciWebPosted by the incident management team on InciWeb (inciweb.wildfire.gov).
Is there a fire near me?
Enter any US or Canadian address or town for an instant risk report: nearby fires, wind, smoke, air quality, and evacuation alerts.
Incident timeline
Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.
Containment rose to 100%
4 days ago · October 1, 2026Fire reported 100% contained
4 days ago · October 1, 2026Containment rose to 93%
7 days ago · September 28, 2026Containment rose to 36%
15 days ago · September 20, 2026New perimeter mapped at 777 acres (national perimeter feed)
22 days ago · September 13, 2026Containment dropped to 0% (from 36%)
22 days ago · September 13, 2026Grew 339 acres in 21 hours to 369 acres
23 days ago · September 12, 2026Official incident page published on InciWeb: Swiss Roll Fire
23 days ago · September 12, 2026Now mapped at 30 acres
24 days ago · September 11, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds
46 days ago · August 20, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 10/1/2026, 4:24:11 PM | 777 acres | 100% |
| 9/28/2026, 5:37:40 PM | 777 acres | 93% |
| 9/20/2026, 12:04:22 AM | 777 acres | 36% |
| 9/18/2026, 11:09:23 PM | 777 acres | 0% |
| 9/14/2026, 12:00:46 AM | 775 acres | 0% |
| 9/13/2026, 1:47:53 AM | 370 acres | 0% |
| 9/12/2026, 4:27:27 PM | 369 acres | - |
| 9/11/2026, 7:27:25 PM | 30 acres | - |
| 9/10/2026, 7:57:17 PM | 9.9 acres | - |
| 9/9/2026, 7:01:30 PM | 5.0 acres | - |
| 9/8/2026, 7:41:27 PM | 3.5 acres | - |
| 8/29/2026, 7:34:45 PM | 1.5 acres | - |
| 8/28/2026, 7:15:18 PM | 1.3 acres | - |
| 8/27/2026, 6:56:28 PM | 1.0 acres | - |
| 8/21/2026, 8:19:11 PM | 0.3 acres | - |
| 8/20/2026, 4:03:53 PM | 0.5 acres | - |
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.