24 Fire
The 24 Fire was reported on March 18, 2026 in Fremont County, Colorado and burned 7,385 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 7,385 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 18, 2026
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped March 22, 2026 at 6:55 PM MDT, 7,405 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 38.527, -104.964.
The incident
- Size
- 7,385 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 18, 2026 at 9:38 AM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 8 Miles NE from Penrose, CO
- County
- Fremont County
- State
- Colorado
- Nearest city reported
- Fort Carson
- Protecting agency
- USA
- Land ownership at origin
- DOD
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,864,870
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-COFCQ-000296
- IRWIN identifier
- BBCC3AE1-9964-46A0-A7FE-2D2D65F47FF3
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from March 19, 2026 (671 acres) to March 23, 2026 (7,405 acres). The largest one-day growth was 2,797 acres, mapped March 23, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| March 19, 2026 | 671 | |
| March 20, 2026 | 917 | +246 |
| March 21, 2026 | 1,928 | +1,011 |
| March 22, 2026 | 4,608 | +2,680 |
| March 23, 2026 | 7,405 | +2,797 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Penrose, CO covers the area today.
Nearby
- Penrose, CO8 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Florence, CO13 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Lincoln Park, CO15 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Cañon City, CO16 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Fort Carson, CO17 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Fountain, CO18 miles northeast 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 May 13, 2026 at 11:26 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-COFCQ-000296.