49 Fire
The 49 Fire was reported on March 21, 2026 in Weld County, Colorado and burned 368 acres. It was declared out on March 25, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 368 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 21, 2026
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 40.163, -104.602.
The incident
- Size
- 368 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 21, 2026 at 3:22 PM MDT
- Contained
- March 24, 2026 at 10:54 PM MDT
- Controlled
- March 24, 2026 at 10:55 PM MDT
- Declared out
- March 25, 2026 at 9:01 AM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 5 Miles N from Keenesburg, CO
- County
- Weld County
- State
- Colorado
- Nearest city reported
- Keenseburg
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-COWEX-000266
- IRWIN identifier
- 81CB3E7D-82FE-4E64-BD76-60DCDECF6914
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Keenesburg, CO covers the area today.
Nearby
- Keenesburg, CO6 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Hudson, CO7 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Aristocrat Ranchettes, CO9 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Platteville, CO12 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Lochbuie, CO12 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Fort Lupton, CO12 miles southwest 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 August 11, 2026 at 3:57 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-COWEX-000266.