County Rd 169 Fire
The County Rd 169 Fire was reported on February 17, 2026 in Elbert County, Colorado and burned 5,586 acres. It was declared out on February 19, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 5,586 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 17, 2026
- Personnel
- 20
Map
Perimeter mapped February 18, 2026 at 12:34 PM MST, 5,599 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 39.121, -103.869.
The incident
- Size
- 5,586 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 17, 2026 at 1:48 PM MST
- Contained
- February 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM MST
- Controlled
- February 19, 2026 at 3:05 PM MST
- Declared out
- February 19, 2026 at 3:10 PM MST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 10 Miles SW from Limon, CO
- County
- Elbert County
- State
- Colorado
- Nearest city reported
- Matheson
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 20
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-COELX-000171
- IRWIN identifier
- 84284851-F0F8-4253-B5BC-DA7771E0150D
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Simla, CO covers the area today.
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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 February 20, 2026 at 8:56 AM MST. Identifier 2026-COELX-000171.