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Revision as of 15:15, 16 July 2021

2021 Colorado wildfires
Statistics
Total fires337
Total area27,912 acres (11,296 ha) (As of July 4)
Impacts
DamageUnknown
Season
← 2020
2022 →

The 2021 Colorado wildfire season is an ongoing series of wildfires that have been burning throughout the U.S. state of Colorado. According to the National Interagency Fire Center, as of July 1, 2021, at least 27,912 acres (11,296 ha) of land have burned in at least 337 wildland fires across the state.[1][2]

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
Fort Lyon Bent 1,433 January 15 January 16 [3]
Oil Springs Rio Blanco 12,613 June 18 July 10 Lightning-caused [4]
West Moffat. Sweetwater (WY) Fire extends partly into Wyoming June 20 July 1 Lightning-caused [5]
Muddy Slide Routt 4,093 June 20 58% contained as of July 16 Cause is Under Investigation [6]
Sylvan Eagle 3,792 June 20 68% contained as of July 16 Cause is Under Investigation [7]
Morgan Creek Routt 4,333 July 10 0% contained as of July 16 Cause is Under Investigation [8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Year-to-Date Report on Fires and Acres Burned" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  2. ^ Sneeringer, Breanna (June 24, 2021). "UPDATE: Six wildfires burn around Colorado, scorching nearly 25,000 acres". Out There Colorado. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  3. ^ "Ft. Lyons Fire near Ft. Lyons, Colorado - Current Incident Information and Wildfire Map | Fire, Weather & Avalanche Center". FireWeatherAvalanche.org. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  4. ^ "Oil Springs Fire Information". InciWeb. June 25, 2021.
  5. ^ "West Fire Information". InciWeb. June 25, 2021.
  6. ^ "Muddy Slide Fire Information". InciWeb. June 25, 2021.
  7. ^ "Sylvan Fire Information". InciWeb. June 25, 2021.
  8. ^ "Morgan Creek Fire Information". InciWeb. July 10, 2021.