Bee Hive Fire
The Bee Hive Fire was reported on June 8, 2026 in Montrose County, Colorado and burned 336 acres. It was declared out on July 25, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 336 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 8, 2026
- Personnel
- 79
Map
Perimeter mapped June 10, 2026 at 4:00 AM MDT, 336 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 38.418, -108.888.
The incident
- Size
- 336 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 8, 2026 at 12:43 PM MDT
- Contained
- June 15, 2026 at 3:35 PM MDT
- Controlled
- June 23, 2026 at 10:44 AM MDT
- Declared out
- July 25, 2026 at 1:59 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 15 Miles NW from Naturita, CO
- County
- Montrose County
- State
- Colorado
- Nearest city reported
- Naturita
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 79
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Chaparral (6 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,800,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-COUPD-000064
- IRWIN identifier
- 68BD898F-7003-42C3-9EE5-3705CA6AC533
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 9, 2026 (180 acres) to June 11, 2026 (336 acres). The largest one-day growth was 140 acres, mapped June 10, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 9, 2026 | 180 | |
| June 10, 2026 | 320 | +140 |
| June 11, 2026 | 336 | +16 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Nucla, 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 July 25, 2026 at 1:59 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-COUPD-000064.