Dahlberg Fire
The Dahlberg Fire was reported on February 24, 2026 in Douglas County, Colorado and burned 1,084 acres. It was declared out on February 26, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,084 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 24, 2026
- Personnel
- 8
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 February 25, 2026 at 9:32 AM MST, 1,084 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 39.265, -104.737.
The incident
- Size
- 1,084 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 24, 2026 at 1:11 PM MST
- Contained
- February 24, 2026 at 4:32 PM MST
- Controlled
- February 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM MST
- Declared out
- February 26, 2026 at 10:14 AM MST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 8 Miles S from Franktown, CO
- County
- Douglas County
- State
- Colorado
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 8
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-CODGX-000199
- IRWIN identifier
- 39F49E75-4736-47A8-915D-9EF90A4488B1
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Castle Rock, CO covers the area today.
Nearby
- Castle Rock, CO10 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Elizabeth, CO10 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Ponderosa Park, CO11 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Woodmoor, CO13 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- The Pinery, CO13 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Perry Park, CO14 miles west 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 February 26, 2026 at 10:39 AM MST. Identifier 2026-CODGX-000199.