Ballard Fire
The Ballard Fire was reported on May 15, 2026 in Baca County, Colorado and burned 5,879 acres. It was declared out on June 14, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 5,879 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- May 15, 2026
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
Perimeter mapped May 16, 2026 at 1:57 PM CDT, 18,444 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 37.019, -102.319.
The incident
- Size
- 5,879 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- May 15, 2026 at 9:43 PM CDT
- Contained
- May 17, 2026 at 10:30 AM CDT
- Controlled
- June 4, 2026 at 3:40 PM CDT
- Declared out
- June 14, 2026 at 4:25 PM CDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Baca County
- State
- Colorado
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 4 Incident
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-COPSF-000681
- IRWIN identifier
- D12309E1-0771-4E08-8891-904F8770056C
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Boise City, OK covers the area today.
Nearby
- Boise City, OK23 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Elkhart, KS24 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Springfield, CO31 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Goodwell, OK48 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Stratford, TX49 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Johnson, KS49 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 July 19, 2026 at 12:59 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-COPSF-000681.