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PL Gulch Fire Declared Contained

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

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The PL Gulch Fire, reported July 13 in Rio Blanco County, was declared fully contained as of July 22. The fire burned in brush, grass, and piñon/juniper mix approximately 20 miles southwest of Meeker, near County Road 76 and County Road 5.

The Colorado Type 3 Incident Management Team assumed management on July 17 and worked with local resources. One residence was evacuated during fire movement toward County Road 5, but no evacuation orders remained as of July 22. Minor damage to high-voltage transmission lines was reported.

The fire will be returned to the local unit on July 23, per the Colorado Type 3 Incident Management Team's schedule.

📄 Source: InciWeb Active Wildfires — http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/cowrd-pl-gulch-fire

Checked against the public record10 of 12 claims · 83%

Every factual claim below was checked against the original public record. Source: original document ↗

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The PL Gulch Fire was reported July 13 in Rio Blanco County“The PL Gulch Fire was reported at 12:30 p.m. on July 13, 2026, in the County Road 76 and County Road 5 area of Rio Blanco County.”
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The PL Gulch Fire was declared fully contained as of July 22“null”
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The fire burned in brush, grass, and piñon/juniper mix“The fire was burning in brush, grass, and piñon/juniper mix, approximately 20 miles southwest of Meeker.”
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The fire was approximately 20 miles southwest of Meeker“The fire was burning in brush, grass, and piñon/juniper mix, approximately 20 miles southwest of Meeker.”
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The fire was near County Road 76 and County Road 5“The PL Gulch Fire was reported at 12:30 p.m. on July 13, 2026, in the County Road 76 and County Road 5 area of Rio Blanco County.”
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The Colorado Type 3 Incident Management Team assumed management on July 17“The Colorado Type 3 Incident Management Team (Team CO) assumed management of the fire at 6:00 a.m. on July 17.”
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The Colorado Type 3 Incident Management Team worked with local resources“The Colorado Type 3 Incident Management Team (Team CO) assumed management of the fire at 6:00 a.m. on July 17. The Team worked closely with local and regional resources, who remain actively engaged in suppression and repair efforts.”
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One residence was evacuated during fire movement toward County Road 5“As the fire moved south toward County Road 5, one residence was evacuated.”
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No evacuation orders remained as of July 22“As of July 22, there are no evacuation orders and all roads are open.”
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Minor damage to high-voltage transmission lines was reported“There was minor damage to high-voltage transmission lines.”
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The fire will be returned to the local unit on July 23“Team Colorado returns the fire to the local unit at 6:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 23, 2026.”
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The fire will be returned to the local unit per the Colorado Type 3 Incident Management Team's schedule“null”