Colorado wildfires

Willow Fire

ActiveLake County, Colorado2026Wildfire

The Willow Fire was reported on June 28, 2026 in Lake County, Colorado and has burned 7,389 acres. It is 80 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.

Size
7,389 acres
Contained
80%
Discovered
June 28, 2026
Personnel
7

Map

Perimeter mapped July 20, 2026 at 9:41 PM MDT, 7,259 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 39.234, -106.440.

Live radar at the fire Forecast for Leadville North

The incident

Size
7,389 acres
Containment
80%
Discovered
June 28, 2026 at 3:27 PM MDT
Cause
Human
Location
6 Miles W from Leadville, CO
County
Lake County
State
Colorado
Nearest city reported
Leadville
Protecting agency
USFS
Jurisdiction
USFS
Land ownership at origin
USFS
Personnel assigned
7
Incident management
Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
Primary fuel
Timber (Grass and Understory)
Estimated cost to date
$37,000,000
Incident type
Wildfire
Unique fire identifier
2026-COPSF-001153
IRWIN identifier
548A8D28-1A04-48EE-9011-ABA023175D43

Growth

Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 28, 2026 (1,066 acres) to September 16, 2026 (7,259 acres). The largest one-day growth was 896 acres, mapped July 5, 2026.

DayAcresChange
June 28, 20261,066
June 29, 20261,919+853
June 30, 20262,011+92
July 1, 20262,131+120
July 2, 20262,541+410
July 3, 20262,969+428
July 4, 20263,090+121
July 5, 20263,987+897
July 6, 20264,150+163
July 7, 20264,333+183
July 8, 20264,364+31
July 9, 20264,466+102
July 10, 20265,287+821
July 11, 20265,793+506
July 12, 20266,239+446
July 13, 20266,408+169
July 14, 20266,539+131
July 15, 20266,861+322
July 16, 20266,877+16
July 17, 20266,967+90
July 18, 20267,103+136
July 19, 20267,158+55
July 20, 20267,181+23
July 21, 20267,196+15
July 22, 20267,1960
July 23, 20267,1960
July 24, 20267,1960
September 16, 20267,259+63

Weather at the fire

  • Wind up to 10 mph from the west-northwest
  • Relative humidity as low as 26%
  • High of 54°F

National Weather Service hourly forecast for the fire’s point of origin, next 24 hours.

Full forecast for Leadville North, CO

Alerts in force

Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches covering the fire's point of origin.

No Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch is in force at the fire.

Smoke

NOAA’s Hazard Mapping System analysts have not drawn smoke over the fire’s origin today.

NOAA’s smoke model forecasts near-surface smoke at the origin peaking at 0.5 µg/m³ around Mon, 11:00 AM MDT over the next 48 hours.

Smoke and fire layers on the radar

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 September 20, 2026 at 5:29 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-COPSF-001153.