44 Fire
The 44 Fire was reported on December 18, 2025 in Yuma County, Colorado and burned 584 acres. It was declared out on January 7, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 584 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- December 18, 2025
Map
Perimeter mapped December 18, 2025 at 12:33 PM MST, 586 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 40.206, -102.547.
The incident
- Size
- 584 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- December 18, 2025 at 9:10 AM MST
- Contained
- December 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM MST
- Controlled
- December 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM MST
- Declared out
- January 7, 2026 at 12:17 PM MST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 5 Miles NE from Eckley, CO
- County
- Yuma County
- State
- Colorado
- Nearest city reported
- Eckley
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-COYMX-001665
- IRWIN identifier
- 80BCED9A-F4E0-41B8-BF45-1D1A7BD88E58
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Yuma, CO covers the area today.
Nearby
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated March 14, 2026 at 6:10 PM MDT. Identifier 2025-COYMX-001665.