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The map, list and chart shows active wildfires in the United States and Colorado in 2024.
In this Monday, June 11, 2018, ...
COMMERCE CITY , CO - MARCH 9: Flames from a prescribed burn are seen at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge on March 9, 2016 in Commerce City, Colorado. The Arsenal has been using prescribed burns for over 15 years to help create better habitat in the wildlife refuge. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
The Division of Fire Prevention and Control FIREHAWK helicopter drops water on a fire near Chautauqua in Boulder on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)
Firefighters spray down hotspots of the Huron Fire that burned through a grass field and into a back lot of a car shop on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, near West 84th Avenue and Huron Street in Thornton, Colo. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)
About 150 BMW cars were destroyed as the Huron fire spread across 10 acres in...
A fire started at a home on Ralston Creek Road near Golden Gate Canyon State Park and quickly spread to the surrounding grasses and trees on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. (Photo provided by the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office)
A house fire in western Jefferson County started a small wildfire Thursday morning, causing pre-evacuation...
Douglas County officials ordered evacuations after a wildfire sparked south of Franktown on Feb. 24, 2026. (Courtesy of the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.)
A wildfire that raced across more than 1,000 acres of dry, grassy land in Douglas...
Cattails burn from a prescribed burn at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge on April 5, 2021, in Denver. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
The fire burned between 3,500 to 4,000 acres and drew responses from departments in eastern...
Firefighters spray water on rows of charred vehicles where the Huron fire burned on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, near West 84th Avenue and Huron Street in Thornton, Colo. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)
Five people, including four firefighters, were injured in the fire but are expected to survive....
An emergency responder walks through the site of the Dahlberg fire south of Franktown on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Tinder-dry fuels, drought and winds up to 20 mph allowed the fire to grow quickly.
MATHESON, CO - SEPTEMBER 18: Xcel Energy's Rush Creek Wind Farm and Transmission project turbines along CR 149 in Matheson mix agriculture and technology in the largest single-phase wind project in the United States, September 18, 2018 in Matheson, Colorado. (Photo by Joe Amon/The Denver Post)
The fast-moving wildfire was driven by wind gusts up to 55 mph and drew first...
This is an emergency scene including both a fire engine and an ambulance.
A fast-moving wildfire caused evacuations for people living near Matheson on Colorado's Eastern Plains on...
A brush fire sparked along Interstate 70 in Clear Creek County on Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. (Photo provided by Clear Creek County)
A Silver Plume house fire that sparked Sunday afternoon quickly spread to the nearby brush...
A grass fire burning along Colorado 93 near Coal Creek Canyon in Arvada sparked the morning of Feb. 7, 2026. (Courtesy of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office)
A grass fire at the entrance of Coal Creek Canyon in Arvada burned 130 acres,... Load More Close

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