August 9, 2025 Update
State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) Status Level 2
- SEOC is operational Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. DHSEM and SEOC staff are supporting several wildfires in the state.
- July 13 Governor Polis issued a verbal disaster declaration due to wildfires in Montrose, Delta and Mesa counties. Executive Order D 2025 - 010.
- August 3 Governor Polis issued a verbal disaster declaration due to the Elk Fire in Rio Blanco county. Updated August 6 to include the Lee Fire.
- August 4 Governor Polis issued a verbal disaster declaration due to the Leroux Fire in Delta County.
- August 6 FEMA approved Fire Management Assistance Grant funding for Lee and Elk Fires.
Current Colorado Wildfires
- Turner Gulch Fire in Mesa County
- 27,674 Acres
- 49% Containment
- Information Sources
- Leroux Fire in Delta County
- 195 Acres
- 90% Contained
- Inciweb Page
- Elk Fire in Rio Blanco County
- 14,518 Acres
- 8% Contained
- Evacuation Centers
- Moffat County High School: 900 Finley Lane, Craig, Colo., 81625
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints: 125 Eagle Crest Street, Rangely, Colo., 81648
- Rio Blanco Sheriff's Office
- Inciweb Page
- Lee Fire in Rio Blanco County
- 88,877 Acres
- 0% Contained
- Evacuation Centers
- Moffat County High School: 900 Finley Lane, Craig, Colo., 81625
- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints: 125 Eagle Crest Street, Rangely, Colo., 81648
- Inciweb Page
- Stoner Mesa Fire in Dolores County
- 2,156 Acres
- 0% Contained
- Inciweb Page
- Twelve Fire in Moffat County
- 4,287 Acres
- 35% Contained
Colorado Current Wildfire Map
