Colorado Fire
The Colorado Fire was reported on September 1, 2026 in Mariposa County, California and burned 233 acres. It was fully contained on September 8, 2026.
- Size
- 233 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- September 1, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped September 1, 2026 at 3:32 PM PDT, 232 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 37.565, -119.940.
The incident
- Size
- 233 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- September 1, 2026 at 1:26 PM PDT
- Contained
- September 8, 2026 at 7:39 AM PDT
- Controlled
- September 8, 2026 at 10:04 AM PDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- County
- Mariposa County
- State
- California
- Protecting agency
- CAL FIRE
- Jurisdiction
- BIA
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-CAMMU-018217
- IRWIN identifier
- B59213CD-2BB2-46AF-B978-67D0C9B23799
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from September 1, 2026 (171 acres) to September 2, 2026 (232 acres). The largest one-day growth was 61 acres, mapped September 2, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 1, 2026 | 171 | |
| September 2, 2026 | 232 | +61 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Midpines, CA covers the area today.
Nearby
- Midpines, CA2 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Mariposa, CA6 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Ahwahnee, CA18 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Oakhurst, CA23 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Yosemite Valley, CA23 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Coarsegold, CA25 miles southeast 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 September 8, 2026 at 10:04 AM PDT. Identifier 2026-CAMMU-018217.