Elk RBX Fire

The Elk RBX Fire was reported on August 2nd, 2025 at 12:41 in Rio Blanco County when the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received reports of smoke in the area east of Meeker. The fire was actively burning in pinyon, juniper and oak brush fuels across private land, Colorado Division of Wildland State Land and Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land. A Type 3 Incident Management Team took command on August 3rd, 2025. The Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 3 (CIMT3) officially assumed command of the fire. The fire burned 14,518 acres and 100% containment on August 18th, 2025. Two homes are reported destroyed. The fire cause was by a lightning strike. Additional information provided by InciWeb (Incident Information System)

Some of the Agencies / Departments on Scene: Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC), Adams County Fire Rescue (Brush Truck 11), Brighton Fire Rescue District (Brush 55), Brush Volunteer Fire Department, Colorado Springs Fire Department, Crook Fire Protection District (Scat 36), Denver Fire Department, Florissant Fire Protection District (Brush 51), Genesee Fire Rescue (Engine 932), Indian Hills Fire Rescue, Larkspur Fire Protection District, Meeker Fire/Rescue (Rio Blanco Fire Protection District), North Metro Fire Rescue District (Type 6 Engine), South Adams County Fire Department (Brush 26), Rangely Rural Fire Protection District, Rangely District Hospital EMS, West Metro Fire Rescue (Brush 4), Windsor Severance Fire Rescue (Brush 404), Rio Blanco County Sheriff Wildland Team, Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office, Rio Blanco County Dispatch, Rio Blanco County Road and Bridge, U.S. Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Colorado National Guard, Rocky Mountain Fire Control (RMFC) Wildfire Dozer Operator, Wyoming Interagency Hotshots, Stone Mountain Fire Protection (Engine 214), American Red Cross, FEMA Fire Management & Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management Unit

Air Support: DFPC Multi-Mission Aircraft (MMA) Wildland 27 (N327SF) & Firehawk (N3811C), Boise Helitack Type I Helicopter, Coulson Taker 137 & Tanker 138, Aeroflite Tanker 167 (N635AC), Helicopter Transport Services Helitanker OHT (N720HT), Billings 7AJ (N227AJ), Neptune Tanker 03, DC-10 Tanker 914 & Air Tanker 169

*Note, we have tried to add all the departments that responded or were requested, if you do not see your department listed please let us know and we will add them.