Ute 63 Fire
The Ute 63 Fire was reported on July 13, 2025 in La Plata County, Colorado and burned 530 acres. It was declared out on August 28, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 530 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 13, 2025
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped August 28, 2025 at 3:33 PM MDT, 534 acres (gps-walked). Point of origin 37.025, -108.255.
The incident
- Size
- 530 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 27, 2025 at 9:18 AM MDT
- Controlled
- August 14, 2025 at 5:52 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 7 Miles SW from Red Mesa, CO
- County
- La Plata County
- State
- Colorado
- Nearest city reported
- Marvel
- Protecting agency
- BIA
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,700,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-COUMA-000618
- IRWIN identifier
- 8ACA08DF-B191-482F-81C5-F4D6FA826175
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 16, 2025 (537 acres) to August 28, 2025 (534 acres). The largest one-day growth was 8 acres, mapped July 18, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 16, 2025 | 537 | |
| July 17, 2025 | 542 | +5 |
| July 18, 2025 | 550 | +8 |
| July 19, 2025 | 550 | 0 |
| July 20, 2025 | 530 | -20 |
| August 28, 2025 | 534 | +4 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for La Plata, NM covers the area today.
Nearby
- La Plata, NM8 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Spencerville, NM18 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Flora Vista, NM19 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Aztec, NM20 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Farmington, NM21 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Kirtland, NM21 miles south of the fire’s origin
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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 3, 2026 at 9:20 AM MST. Identifier 2025-COUMA-000618.