Keystone Fire
The Keystone Fire was reported on July 21, 2026 in Rio Blanco County, Colorado and burned 3,042 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 3,042 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 21, 2026
- Personnel
- 42
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
Perimeter mapped July 22, 2026 at 12:05 PM MDT, 3,042 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 40.221, -108.178.
The incident
- Size
- 3,042 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 21, 2026 at 11:22 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 45 Miles NW from Meeker, CO
- County
- Rio Blanco County
- State
- Colorado
- Nearest city reported
- Meeker
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 42
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,200,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-COWRD-000957
- IRWIN identifier
- 61D996EE-ED85-4A2E-A359-20B8C02D23DD
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 22, 2026 (3,032 acres) to July 24, 2026 (3,042 acres). The largest one-day growth was 10 acres, mapped July 24, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 22, 2026 | 3,032 | |
| July 24, 2026 | 3,042 | +10 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Meeker, 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 July 28, 2026 at 4:33 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-COWRD-000957.