Together, the fires burning on Colorado’s Western Slope had consumed nearly 25,000 acres as of Sunday morning.
A structure saved by firefighters from the Turner Gulch fire is seen amid charred earth along Colorado 141 north of Gateway, Colorado on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. Containment on the five wildfires burning across Colorado’s Western Slope continues to grow, fire officials said Sunday.
The four still-spreading wildfires in western Colorado have largely slowed as firefighters increase containment around their borders and weekend rainstorms increase humidity. Multiple fires saw overnight containment increases or are expected to see jumps in containment throughout the day Sunday, according to fire officials.Three of the four active fires were sparked by lightning during the same July 10 storm. The Sowbelly fire also started during that storm. The fifth fire started in Utah and spread across the Colorado border.A dog walks alone amid smoke-filled air from the Turner Gulch fire along Colorado 141 north of Gateway on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. Firefighters stopped and rescued the dog. Most of the containment lies along Colorado 141 and the fire’s northern edge, Operations Section Chief Rob Powell said in a Crews on Sunday were working to clear brush and debris from residential areas north of the contained fire line, Powell said. “I’ve got some really good news to report on Wright Draw,” Powell said in the Sunday briefing. “On tomorrow’s map, we’re going to start showing a lot of containment on the west side of the fire.”hasn’t grown much over the past few days, it’s yet to see any official containment because of how difficult it is for firefighters to access the burn area, Crews headed out Sunday to solidify containment lines on the Wright Draw fire’s western edge, which is burning near the Turner Gulch fire on the opposite side of Unaweep Canyon, Powell said. Rain in the area has increased humidity and slowed both fires’ spread, but since it hasn’t rained directly over the fires, dry fuels remain, fire officials said. Both fires are burning on a mix of dry trees, brush and grass. The Deer Creek fire burning across eastern Utah and western Colorado had scorched more than 16,000 acres as of Sunday, July 20, 2025. A more than 16,000-acre wildfire burning across parts of Colorado and Utah was 22% contained Sunday morning, up from 17% Saturday,, which sparked in Utah on July 10, had spread to more than 2,000 acres of Colorado land as of Sunday morning, fire officials said. It was last mapped on 2,098 acres of Bureau of Land Management land in Colorado, but is also believed to have spread to several hundred acres of U.S. Forest Service land, officials said.In Colorado, the fire is mostly burning on land north of U.S. 90 and south of U2 and T2 roads in Montrose County, about 3 miles west of Paradox,More than 550 people, six helicopters, five dozers and 32 fire engines were battling the flames across the Utah-Colorado border on Sunday. “In areas of the fire that are contained, suppression repair activities have been initiated,” fire officials stated in the update. “This includes the restoration of disturbed land from dozers and handlines.” Crews are working Sunday to build containment lines on the fire’s southeastern edge, in Colorado, Operations Section Chief Jesse Schmidt said in a The South Rim fire burns in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park on July 13, 2025. As of Sunday, July 20, 2025, the fire had scorched 4,252 acres. .burning in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park saw minimal overnight growth again Sunday, and fire officials estimate it’s 21% contained. The 21% containment is a 7% increase from Saturday, and more containment jumps are expected throughout the day Sunday, Operations Section Chief Tyler Nathe said in a Flames continue to burn down into the bottom of Black Canyon, which is too steep for firefighters to access directly, but there’s “no threat for those to be coming back out and creating issues,” Nathe said. The fire has damaged or destroyed several buildings and other areas in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. That includes a welding shop, the facility management building, the Western National Parks warehouse and the South Rim campground.Other closures include Colorado 347 at the U.S. 50 junction, Blue Mesa Reservoir west of Middle Bridge and the Lake Fort Boat Ramp.Renck: Most important development of Nuggets' offseason? Jamal Murray putting in work in Las Vegas Colorado set to receive nearly $13 million after Trump administration releases some frozen K-12 fundingAsking Eric: Family pressures sister to ignore siblings’ crimesThe Colorado River is officially contaminated with invasive zebra mussels. Can the state stop the spread?Off-duty Colorado prison staffers involved in 70-round shootout with carjackers at Pueblo skatepark
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