Ferris Fire
The Ferris Fire was reported on June 27, 2026 in Montezuma County, Colorado and burned 64,881 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 64,881 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 27, 2026
- Personnel
- 20
Radar
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Map
Perimeter mapped July 11, 2026 at 12:12 AM MDT, 64,881 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 37.629, -108.671.
The incident
- Size
- 64,881 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 27, 2026 at 3:04 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 7 Miles E from Cahone, CO
- County
- Montezuma County
- State
- Colorado
- Nearest city reported
- Cahone
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 20
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $44,500,278
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-COSJF-000536
- IRWIN identifier
- 0FD7F0E1-D93C-47C9-9F6A-0BA8BFBC3D94
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 27, 2026 (4,777 acres) to July 23, 2026 (64,881 acres). The largest one-day growth was 21,166 acres, mapped June 30, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 27, 2026 | 4,777 | |
| June 28, 2026 | 14,482 | +9,705 |
| June 29, 2026 | 113 | -14,369 |
| June 30, 2026 | 21,279 | +21,166 |
| July 1, 2026 | 25,814 | +4,535 |
| July 2, 2026 | 28,802 | +2,988 |
| July 3, 2026 | 33,248 | +4,446 |
| July 4, 2026 | 41,341 | +8,093 |
| July 5, 2026 | 47,780 | +6,439 |
| July 6, 2026 | 51,622 | +3,842 |
| July 7, 2026 | 57,356 | +5,734 |
| July 8, 2026 | 60,105 | +2,749 |
| July 9, 2026 | 62,916 | +2,811 |
| July 10, 2026 | 63,271 | +355 |
| July 11, 2026 | 64,369 | +1,098 |
| July 12, 2026 | 64,464 | +95 |
| July 13, 2026 | 64,869 | +405 |
| July 15, 2026 | 64,876 | +7 |
| July 16, 2026 | 64,881 | +5 |
| July 21, 2026 | 64,881 | 0 |
| July 23, 2026 | 64,881 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Dolores, 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 August 15, 2026 at 9:18 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-COSJF-000536.