Hammer Fire
The Hammer Fire was reported on April 22, 2026 in El Paso County, Colorado and burned 4,958 acres. It was fully contained on April 24, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 4,958 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 22, 2026
- Personnel
- 18
Map
Perimeter mapped April 23, 2026 at 4:02 AM MDT, 4,958 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 38.670, -104.610.
The incident
- Size
- 4,958 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 22, 2026 at 5:08 PM MDT
- Contained
- April 24, 2026 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 10 Miles SE from Fountain, CO
- County
- El Paso County
- State
- Colorado
- Nearest city reported
- Hanover
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 18
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-COEPX-000539
- IRWIN identifier
- DA2BA63F-024D-4596-ACED-B434AD067B6F
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fountain, CO covers the area today.
Nearby
- Fountain, CO5 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Security-Widefield, CO8 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Fort Carson, CO11 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Stratmoor, CO12 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Cimarron Hills, CO14 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Colorado Springs, CO16 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
Colorado wildfires today Wildfires of 2026 All current fires
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 8, 2026 at 4:13 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-COEPX-000539.