Turkey Fire
The Turkey Fire was reported on March 25, 2026 in Huerfano County, Colorado and burned 638 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 638 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 25, 2026
- Personnel
- 10
Map
Perimeter mapped March 25, 2026 at 7:16 PM MDT, 638 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 37.846, -104.638.
The incident
- Size
- 638 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 25, 2026 at 4:16 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 13 Miles SE from Colorado City, CO
- County
- Huerfano County
- State
- Colorado
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 10
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $10,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-COHUX-000362
- IRWIN identifier
- 0FFB03BD-BA9B-4160-9D3F-98680AC263C4
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Colorado City, CO covers the area today.
Nearby
- Colorado City, CO13 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Walsenburg, CO17 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Pueblo, CO28 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Pueblo West, CO35 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Fowler, CO39 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Penrose, CO45 miles northwest 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 March 29, 2026 at 3:57 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-COHUX-000362.