P-L Gulch Fire
The P-L Gulch Fire was reported on July 13, 2026 in Rio Blanco County, Colorado and burned 1,580 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,580 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 13, 2026
- Personnel
- 3
Map
Perimeter mapped July 16, 2026 at 5:21 AM MDT, 1,580 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 39.874, -108.224.
The incident
- Size
- 1,580 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 13, 2026 at 12:36 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 19 Miles SW 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
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,306,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-COWRD-000853
- IRWIN identifier
- F57509FB-E97A-41A6-9CFF-18434288651D
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 14, 2026 (131 acres) to July 18, 2026 (1,580 acres). The largest one-day growth was 1,419 acres, mapped July 16, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 14, 2026 | 131 | |
| July 16, 2026 | 1,550 | +1,419 |
| July 17, 2026 | 1,550 | 0 |
| July 18, 2026 | 1,580 | +30 |
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 25, 2026 at 7:48 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-COWRD-000853.