Dry Creek Fire
The Dry Creek Fire was reported on June 23, 2026 in Garfield County, Colorado and burned 316 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 316 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 23, 2026
- Personnel
- 114
Map
Perimeter mapped June 23, 2026 at 4:08 PM MDT, 316 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 39.481, -107.745.
The incident
- Size
- 316 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 23, 2026 at 3:18 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 3 Miles S from Rifle, CO
- County
- Garfield County
- State
- Colorado
- Nearest city reported
- Rifle
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 114
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Dormant Brush, Hardwood Slash
- Estimated cost to date
- $698,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-COGFX-260177
- IRWIN identifier
- 15F618E1-28AA-4F70-B06D-89AF2511D048
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 23, 2026 (316 acres) to June 25, 2026 (316 acres). The largest one-day growth was 0 acres, mapped June 25, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 23, 2026 | 316 | |
| June 24, 2026 | 316 | 0 |
| June 25, 2026 | 316 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Rifle, CO covers the area today.
Nearby
- Rifle, CO4 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Silt, CO7 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- New Castle, CO13 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Battlement Mesa, CO15 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Parachute, CO17 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Glenwood Springs, CO23 miles east 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 June 26, 2026 at 3:29 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-COGFX-260177.