Highway 36 Fire
The Highway 36 Fire was reported on April 11, 2026 in Yuma County, Colorado and burned 1,000 acres. It was declared out on April 11, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 11, 2026
Map
Perimeter mapped April 15, 2026 at 2:43 PM CDT, 1,000 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 39.704, -102.073.
The incident
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 11, 2026 at 8:20 PM CDT
- Contained
- April 11, 2026 at 10:30 PM CDT
- Controlled
- April 11, 2026 at 10:31 PM CDT
- Declared out
- April 11, 2026 at 10:32 PM CDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 10 Miles NE from Idalia, CO
- County
- Yuma County
- State
- Colorado
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $10,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-COYMX-000373
- IRWIN identifier
- C0DF03AC-374E-49A1-95D8-ED264036245A
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Saint Francis, KS covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 April 16, 2026 at 4:25 PM CDT. Identifier 2026-COYMX-000373.