Keystone Fire Active 2026

Started: Jul 21 3,042 acre 100% contained Wildfire
Near Meeker · Rio Blanco County, Colorado
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Keystone Fire has burned 3,042 acres, burning 16 miles northwest of Meeker.

Latest update

Team Colorado returns the fire to the local unit at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, July 27, 2026. This page will be updated only if conditions warrant.

The Keystone Fire was ignited by lightning in the 2018 burn scar of the Indian Valley Fire on July 21, 2026. Local, state and federal ground and aerial firefighting resources responded and worked together to put retardant and water on the fire as quickly as possible. By evening, the Northwest Colorado Fire Management Unit placed an order for a Type 3 Incident Management Team, and Team Colorado assumed command of the fire at 6:00 a.m. July 23. There are currently no human lives or structures threatened.

47 Days Active
16 mi NW From Meeker to the fire perimeter
3,042 Acres 59% the size of JFK Airport 3.6x the size of Central Park
100%
Contained +0% since previous report
42 Personnel $2.2M spent $723/acre

Keystone Fire Live Perimeter Growth

Keystone Fire Fire Growth History
Keystone Fire Containment History

Fires near Keystone Fire

🔥 Hunter Fire Active 2026
Started: Sep 3 32 acre
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🔥 8 80 Fire Active 2026
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🔥 Mill Creek 4 Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 29 2 acre
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🔥 Willow Fire Active 2026
Started: Jun 28 7,534 acre 80% contained
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🔥 Stewart Fire 2026
Started: Aug 26 25 acre
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🔥 Kittle Fire 2026
Started: Aug 19 25 acre
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🔥 Rapid Creek 2 Fire 2026
Started: Aug 11 0 acre
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🔥 310 Fire Active 2026
Started: Aug 6 603 acre 100% contained
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🔥 Indian Creek Fire 2026
Started: Aug 4 31 acre
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🔥 Stove Canyon Fire 2026
Started: Jul 28 44 acre
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🔥 Fuhr Gulch Fire 2026
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🔥 Cottonwood Pass Fire 2026
Started: Jul 21 1 acre
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🔥 Big Gulch Fire 2026
Started: Jul 20 1,055 acre 100% contained
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🔥 Hartman Hill Fire 2026
Started: Jul 20 26 acre
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🔥 Two Track Fire 2026
Started: Jul 15 70 acre
Near Loma · Mesa County, Colorado
🔥 Pl Gulch Fire 2026
Started: Jul 13 1,580 acre 100% contained
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🔥 Grizzly Ridge Fire 2026
Started: Jul 13 23 acre
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🔥 Green Ridge Fire 2026
Started: Jul 12 41 acre
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🔥 Fishhook Fire 2026
Started: Jul 12 309 acre 100% contained
Near Steamboat Springs · Routt County, Colorado
🔥 Red Rock Fire 2026
Started: Jun 27 341 acre 95% contained
Near Clifton · Mesa County, Colorado
🔥 Snyder Fire 2026
Started: Jun 27 28,264 acre 100% contained
Near Loma · Mesa County, Colorado
🔥 Dry Creek Fire 2026
Started: Jun 23 316 acre 100% contained
Near Rifle · Garfield County, Colorado
🔥 Lawhead Fire 2026
Started: Jun 18 35 acre
Near Cedaredge · Delta County, Colorado
🔥 South Shale Fire 2026
Started: Jun 15 44 acre
Near Palisade · Mesa County, Colorado
🔥 County Road 80 Fire 2026
Started: Jun 12 50 acre
Near Hayden · Routt County, Colorado
🔥 Agate Fire 2026
Started: Jun 10 115 acre
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🔥 Spring Creek Fire 2026
Started: Jun 9 21 acre 0% contained
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🔥 Paradox Trail Fire 2026
Started: Jun 8 53 acre
Near Nucla · Mesa County, Colorado
🔥 Brush Creek Fire 2026
Started: Mar 27 59 acre
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🔥 Snowmass Creek 2 Fire 2025
Started: Nov 5 4 acre
Near Basalt · Pitkin County, Colorado
🔥 Command 66 Fire 2025
Started: Oct 8 9 acre
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🔥 Hay Meadow Fire 2025
Started: Oct 3 0 acre
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Started: Sep 9 220 acre
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Started: Sep 2 320 acre 25% contained
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Started: Aug 22 13 acre
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🔥 Derby Fire 2025
Started: Aug 20 5,453 acre 100% contained
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Started: Aug 19 133 acre 100% contained
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Started: Aug 15 29 acre
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🔥 105 Command Fire 2025
Started: Aug 12 6 acre
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Started: Aug 12 2,073 acre 100% contained
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🔥 Twelve Fire 2025
Started: Aug 6 4,287 acre 100% contained
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🔥 Lee Fire 2025
Started: Aug 6 137,758 acre 99% contained
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🔥 Elk RBX Fire 2025
Started: Aug 5 14,518 acre 100% contained
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🔥 Maverick Fire 2025
Started: Aug 4 20 acre
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🔥 Leroux Fire 2025
Started: Aug 4 195 acre 100% contained
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🔥 Coulter Creek Fire 2025
Started: Aug 3 106 acre
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🔥 Muddy Fire 2025
Started: Jul 31 3 acre 100% contained
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🔥 Cottonwood Flat Fire 2025
Started: Jul 17 310 acre 100% contained
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Started: Jul 15 466 acre 100% contained
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Started: Jul 4 6 acre 100% contained
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Started: Jun 27 748 acre 100% contained
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🔥 Big Gulch Fire 2024
Started: Aug 14 1,161 acre 100% contained
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🔥 Currant Creek Fire 2024
Started: Jul 28 193 acre 100% contained
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🔥 Speirs Fire 2024
Started: Jul 15 715 acre 100% contained
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Places Near Keystone Fire

Meeker, Colorado, United States Rangely, Colorado, United States Craig, Colorado, United States Parachute, Colorado, United States Rifle, Colorado, United States Battlement Mesa, Colorado, United States Silt, Colorado, United States New Castle, Colorado, United States Hayden, Colorado, United States Collbran, Colorado, United States Glenwood Springs, Colorado, United States Palisade, Colorado, United States Clifton, Colorado, United States Fruitvale, Colorado, United States Cattle Creek, Colorado, United States Fruita, Colorado, United States Loma, Colorado, United States Oak Creek, Colorado, United States Grand Junction, Colorado, United States Orchard Mesa, Colorado, United States Redlands, Colorado, United States Dotsero, Colorado, United States Carbondale, Colorado, United States Cedaredge, Colorado, United States Naples, Utah, United States Gypsum, Colorado, United States El Jebel, Colorado, United States Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States Vernal, Utah, United States Orchard City, Colorado, United States Basalt, Colorado, United States Maeser, Utah, United States Eagle, Colorado, United States Paonia, Colorado, United States Delta, Colorado, United States Hotchkiss, Colorado, United States Snowmass Village, Colorado, United States Olathe, Colorado, United States Edwards, Colorado, United States Fort Duchesne, Utah, United States