Willow Fire
Active
Lake County, Colorado · Discovered June 28, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 19 hours ago · Perimeter mapped 19 hours ago (NIFC WFIGS)
Willow Fire
The Willow Fire fire has burned 7,389 acres in Lake County, Colorado. Crews have reached 80% containment. It has shown no measurable growth in the last 24 hours. Wind at the fire is blowing 13 mph toward the E, with gusts to 24 mph. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 22). 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.
Mapped size revised down to 7,390 acres (from 7,534)
14 days ago · September 11, 2026New perimeter mapped at 7,196 acres (national perimeter feed)
14 days ago · September 11, 2026Containment rose to 80%
38 days ago · August 18, 2026Fire first reported in official feeds at 7,534 acres
46 days ago · August 11, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 9/12/2026, 11:26:50 PM | 7,389 acres | 80% |
| 9/11/2026, 10:52:25 PM | 7,390 acres | 80% |
| 8/18/2026, 11:52:41 PM | 7,534 acres | 80% |
| 8/11/2026, 2:04:22 PM | 7,534 acres | 67% |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
About this data
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