Sharpe Fire
The Sharpe Fire was reported on May 17, 2026 in Baca County, Colorado and burned 16,240 acres. It was declared out on June 14, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 16,240 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- May 17, 2026
- Personnel
- 100
Radar
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Map
Perimeter mapped May 17, 2026 at 1:00 PM CDT, 130 acres (hand sketch). Point of origin 36.997, -102.624.
The incident
- Size
- 16,240 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- May 17, 2026 at 10:17 AM CDT
- Contained
- May 21, 2026 at 7:00 PM CDT
- Controlled
- June 4, 2026 at 3:40 PM CDT
- Declared out
- June 14, 2026 at 4:25 PM CDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 9 Miles S from Campo, CO
- County
- Baca County
- State
- Colorado
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 100
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-COPSF-000699
- IRWIN identifier
- 59686F08-125A-4DC7-91E9-AF37F0968CCD
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Boise City, OK 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 June 15, 2026 at 11:37 AM CDT. Identifier 2026-COPSF-000699.