Sowbelly Fire
The Sowbelly Fire was reported on July 10, 2025 in Mesa County, Colorado and burned 2,274 acres. It was declared out on September 15, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,274 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 10, 2025
- Personnel
- 5
Map
Perimeter mapped October 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM MDT, 2,274 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 38.665, -108.390.
The incident
- Size
- 2,274 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 10, 2025 at 1:17 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM MDT
- Controlled
- August 16, 2025 at 10:34 AM MDT
- Declared out
- September 15, 2025 at 8:52 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 16 Miles W from Delta, CO
- County
- Mesa County
- State
- Colorado
- Nearest city reported
- Delta
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 5
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,320,667
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-COUPD-000073
- IRWIN identifier
- FB862BFA-7673-48CE-BDC6-0FFE58C62031
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 10, 2025 (2,194 acres) to October 20, 2025 (2,274 acres). The largest one-day growth was 57 acres, mapped July 12, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 10, 2025 | 2,194 | |
| July 12, 2025 | 2,251 | +57 |
| July 17, 2025 | 2,274 | +23 |
| October 20, 2025 | 2,274 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Delta, 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 December 8, 2025 at 10:44 AM MST. Identifier 2025-COUPD-000073.