Poitrey Canyon Fire
The Poitrey Canyon Fire was reported on April 24, 2026 in Las Animas County, Colorado and burned 2,113 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,113 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 24, 2026
- Personnel
- 19
Map
Perimeter mapped May 3, 2026 at 1:33 PM MDT, 2,116 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 37.317, -103.639.
The incident
- Size
- 2,113 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 24, 2026 at 3:59 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 6 Miles W from Villegreen, CO
- County
- Las Animas County
- State
- Colorado
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 19
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,667,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-COLSX-000563
- IRWIN identifier
- D4D324CC-6208-4EF4-A24C-1FCD8FF79664
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for La Junta, CO 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 May 3, 2026 at 5:39 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-COLSX-000563.