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Fires Near Fort Collins, COUnited States flag

Live wildfire tracking around Fort Collins: 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
74 mi
Nearest fire
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Weather alerts
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Air quality · Moderate

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Live risk assessment for Fort Collins, CO

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No significant wildfire threat near this location right now.

There are currently 46 active fires within 300 miles of Fort Collins, CO, including 4 within 100 miles. None are inside Fort Collins city limits. The most significant is the Fishhook fire, 87 miles away at 309 acres, 100% contained. The National Weather Service has 1 active alert covering the surrounding area. Air quality at this location is moderate (AQI 51).

Early signal: satellite heat detected nearby. Satellites picked up 3 heat detections in the last 24 hours, the closest about 19 miles away, that do not match any officially reported fire. Detections like this are often the first public sign of a new ignition, though they can also be industrial heat or agricultural burning. Turn on the Satellite heat layer on the map below and check back over the next few hours.
  • No active fires within 50 miles, no fire weather alerts, and clean air right now.

House pin: Fort Collins, CO. Bold outline: Fort Collins 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
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≤ 50 mi
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≤ 100 mi
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329 acres
≤ 200 mi
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123K acres
≤ 300 mi
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267K 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

7% of an average year
Burned so far in 2026114 acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)1.6K acres

So far in 2026, 114 acres have burned within 25 miles of Fort Collins, 7% of the 1.6K acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.

Active fires near Fort Collins, CO

Every active fire within 300 miles, closest first.

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Historic fires near Fort Collins

The largest wildfires on record within 100 miles.

Cameron Peak
2020
208,913 acres · 42 mi away
East Troublesome
2020
193,812 acres · 67 mi away · 2 deaths
Mullen
2020
176,878 acres · 81 mi away
High Park
2012
87,284 acres · 17 mi away · 1 death
Last Chance
2012
45,000 acres · 98 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.

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