2024 Colorado wildfires

2024 Colorado wildfires
The Spruce Creek Fire, which burnt 5,699 acres of land in the San Juan National Forest
Season
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The 2024 Colorado wildfire season was a series of wildfires that burned in the U.S state of Colorado during 2024.

List of wildfires

The following is a list of fires that burned more than 1,000 acres (400 ha), or produced significant structural damage or casualties.

Name County Acres Start date Containment date Notes Ref
Range 153 El Paso 1,816 February 25 March 5 [1]
Range 135 El Paso 7,744 February 29 March 5 [2]
Boggsville Bent 1,062 March 2 March 18 [3]
Range 127 El Paso 1,132 April 15 May 13 [4]
Spruce Creek Montezuma 5,699 May 14 May 31 [5]
Rabbit Valley Mesa 1,505 May 17 June 20
Oak Ridge Pueblo, Custer 1,310 June 22 August 1
104 Weld 1,782 July 28 July 31 [6]
Alexander Mountain Larimer 9,668 July 29 August 17 [7] [8] [9]
Stone Canyon Boulder 1,557 July 30 August 4 [10]
Bucktail Montrose 7,078 August 1 August 21 [11]
Big Gulch Moffat 1,164 August 7 August 9 [12]
Wildhorse 5 Weld 1,204 September 29 October 2
Map
Perimeters of 2024 Colorado wildfires (map data)

See also

References

  1. ^ "WFIGS 2024 Interagency Fire Perimeters to Date". National Interagency Fire Center. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "WFIGS 2024 Interagency Fire Perimeters to Date". National Interagency Fire Center. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  3. ^ "WFIGS 2024 Interagency Fire Perimeters to Date". National Interagency Fire Center. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  4. ^ "WFIGS 2024 Interagency Fire Perimeters to Date". National Interagency Fire Center. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  5. ^ "2024 Spruce Creek CO". InciWeb. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  6. ^ "WFIGS 2024 Interagency Fire Perimeters to Date". National Interagency Fire Center. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  7. ^ "Coarf Alexander Mountain Fire Information". Inciweb. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  8. ^ "Coarf Alexander Mtn Fire -". Inciweb. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  9. ^ Krause, David (August 18, 2024). "Alexander Mountain fire fully contained after burning for nearly 3 weeks west of Loveland". The Colorado Sun. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  10. ^ Willard, Heather. "Stone Canyon Fire: 100% contained, evacuations lifted". KDVR. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  11. ^ "Bucktail Fire". InciWeb. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  12. ^ "WFIGS 2024 Interagency Fire Perimeters to Date". National Interagency Fire Center. Retrieved September 27, 2024.