Cottonwood Flat Fire
The Cottonwood Flat Fire was reported on July 17, 2025 in Garfield County, Colorado and burned 310 acres. It was declared out on August 15, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 310 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 17, 2025
- Personnel
- 18
Map
Perimeter mapped January 6, 2026 at 10:25 AM MST, 311 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 39.469, -107.982.
The incident
- Size
- 310 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 17, 2025 at 2:39 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 2 Miles E from Parachute, CO
- County
- Garfield County
- State
- Colorado
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 18
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,800,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-COGFX-250227
- IRWIN identifier
- 8B4D883D-A71F-49AF-96F2-D1937D615133
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Battlement Mesa, 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 June 11, 2026 at 10:41 AM MDT. Identifier 2025-COGFX-250227.