Road 55 Fire
The Road 55 Fire was reported on March 21, 2026 in Baca County, Colorado and burned 800 acres. It was declared out on March 24, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 800 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 21, 2026
- Personnel
- 32
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 37.222, -102.104.
The incident
- Size
- 800 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 21, 2026 at 4:00 PM MDT
- Contained
- March 21, 2026 at 7:30 PM MDT
- Controlled
- March 24, 2026 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- March 24, 2026 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 31 Miles SE from Springfield, CO
- County
- Baca County
- State
- Colorado
- Nearest city reported
- Springfield, CO
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 32
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $25,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-COBAX-000336
- IRWIN identifier
- 1A323398-8668-43E0-AC92-DC1638D5BC76
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Walsh, CO covers the area today.
Nearby
- Walsh, CO15 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Elkhart, KS19 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Springfield, CO31 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Johnson, KS31 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Boise City, OK41 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Hugoton, KS42 miles east of the fire’s origin
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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 7, 2026 at 8:14 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-COBAX-000336.