Fishhook Fire
The Fishhook Fire was reported on July 12, 2026 in Routt County, Colorado and burned 309 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 309 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 12, 2026
- Personnel
- 175
Map
Perimeter mapped July 21, 2026 at 11:37 AM MDT, 309 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 40.402, -106.718.
The incident
- Size
- 309 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 12, 2026 at 11:28 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 8 Miles SE from Steamboat Springs, CO
- County
- Routt County
- State
- Colorado
- Nearest city reported
- Steamboat Springs
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 175
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $9,703,536
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-WYMRF-000841
- IRWIN identifier
- 7CE74A5F-5438-4D0F-8589-52A029EAA3F7
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 12, 2026 (94 acres) to July 23, 2026 (309 acres). The largest one-day growth was 166 acres, mapped July 14, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 12, 2026 | 94 | |
| July 14, 2026 | 260 | +166 |
| July 15, 2026 | 333 | +73 |
| July 16, 2026 | 347 | +14 |
| July 17, 2026 | 347 | 0 |
| July 18, 2026 | 346 | -1 |
| July 19, 2026 | 328 | -18 |
| July 20, 2026 | 313 | -15 |
| July 21, 2026 | 309 | -4 |
| July 22, 2026 | 309 | 0 |
| July 23, 2026 | 309 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Steamboat Springs, 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 11, 2026 at 3:44 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-WYMRF-000841.