Hourglass Fire
The Hourglass Fire burned 1,221 acres in Colorado, in 1994. It was discovered on July 1, 1994, and contained on July 7, 1994. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,221 acres
- Discovered
- July 1, 1994
- Contained
- July 7, 1994
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 40.050, -105.050.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,221 acres
- Discovered
- July 1, 1994, 10:30 a.m. local time
- Contained
- July 7, 1994, 8:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Colorado
- Land ownership at origin
- Forest Service
- Reporting unit
- Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests and Pawnee National Grassland
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-289453
Other large fires in Colorado in 199412
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Fire | 7,271 | Jul 13, 1994 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 4,000 | Jul 23, 1994 | Human |
| Wake Fire | 3,848 | Jul 4, 1994 | Natural |
| Two Road Fire | 3,625 | Jul 12, 1994 | Natural |
| Ute Creek Fire | 3,190 | Jul 12, 1994 | Natural |
| So. Canyon Fire | 2,115 | Jul 3, 1994 | Natural |
| Bluegravel Fire | 1,800 | Jul 13, 1994 | Natural |
| FLETCHER2 Fire | 1,798 | Jun 26, 1994 | Natural |
| Wray Fire | 1,631 | Jul 13, 1994 | Natural |
| Buniger Canyon Fire | 1,600 | Jun 26, 1994 | Natural |
| Framus Fire | 1,300 | Aug 30, 1994 | Natural |
| Hourglass Fire | 1,253 |
Nearby
Sources
Fire reports from Short, Karen C. 2022, Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014], 6th Edition, Forest Service Research Data Archive, doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6. Records before 2014 were joined by this site: a fire report to the burned area its MTBS identifier names, a perimeter to the burned area it lies in when the names or the sizes agree.