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Fires Near Denver, COUnited States flag

Live wildfire tracking around Denver: every active fire within 300 miles with distance, size, containment, wind, smoke, and air quality, from official US sources.

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Fires within 100 mi
85 mi
Nearest fire
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Weather alerts
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Air quality · Moderate

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Live risk assessment for Denver, CO

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No significant wildfire threat near this location right now.

There are currently 42 active fires within 300 miles of Denver, CO, including 4 within 100 miles. None are inside Denver city limits. The most significant is the Willow fire, 85 miles away at 7,534 acres, 67% contained. The National Weather Service has 1 active alert covering the surrounding area. Air quality at this location is moderate (AQI 66).

  • No active fires within 50 miles, no fire weather alerts, and clean air right now.

House pin: Denver, CO. Bold outline: Denver city limits. Dashed rings show distance from the city center. Wind arrows appear on significant fires as you zoom in.

Fires by distance

City limits
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no fires
≤ 25 mi
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≤ 50 mi
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no fires
≤ 100 mi
4
7,554 acres
≤ 200 mi
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162K acres
≤ 300 mi
42
362K acres
1 active weather alert
Heat Advisoryuntil Aug 11, 9:30 PM

Heat Advisory issued August 11 at 7:10AM MDT until August 11 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO

Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County; Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft; Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso Count…

Read full alert at weather.gov

Source: National Weather Service. Alerts open the official NWS record.

This season vs the last decade

24% of an average year
Burned so far in 2026231 acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)948 acres

So far in 2026, 231 acres have burned within 25 miles of Denver, 24% of the 948 acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.

Active fires near Denver, CO

Every active fire within 300 miles, closest first.

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Historic fires near Denver

The largest wildfires on record within 100 miles.

Cameron Peak
2020
208,913 acres · 76 mi away
East Troublesome
2020
193,812 acres · 73 mi away · 2 deaths
Hayman
2002
137,760 acres · 53 mi away
High Park
2012
87,284 acres · 63 mi away · 1 death
Last Chance
2012
45,000 acres · 74 mi away

Explore the full record in the history near me search.

Emergency resources for Colorado

Official channels for evacuation orders, shelters, and emergency alerts. In an immediate emergency, call 911.

Colorado DHSEMAlertsDivision of Homeland Security & Emergency Management.dhsem.colorado.govRed Cross open shelter mapSheltersLive map of currently open emergency shelters nationwide.redcross.orgInciWeb incident informationEvacuationsOfficial updates, closures, and evacuation notices for federal wildfires.inciweb.wildfire.govDisasterAssistance.govFire infoFEMA assistance programs if you are affected by a declared disaster.disasterassistance.govState emergency management directoryAlertsUSA.gov directory of every state emergency management agency.usa.gov

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