County Rd 51 Fire
The County Rd 51 Fire was reported on May 14, 2026 in Baca County, Colorado and burned 550 acres. It was declared out on May 16, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 550 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 14, 2026
- Personnel
- 19
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 37.372, -102.129.
The incident
- Size
- 550 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- May 14, 2026 at 6:24 PM MDT
- Contained
- May 15, 2026 at 2:19 PM MDT
- Controlled
- May 16, 2026 at 2:30 PM MDT
- Declared out
- May 16, 2026 at 2:35 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 8 Miles E from Walsh, CO
- County
- Baca County
- State
- Colorado
- Nearest city reported
- Walsh, CO
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 19
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $20,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-COBAX-000665
- IRWIN identifier
- E0B7F98B-C48F-48EF-81C4-91183DAD5EE1
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Walsh, 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 May 16, 2026 at 2:36 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-COBAX-000665.