Sewemup Fire
The Sewemup Fire burned 4,600 acres in Colorado, in 1997. It was discovered on June 29, 1997, and contained on August 7, 1997. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 4,600 acres
- Discovered
- June 29, 1997
- Contained
- August 7, 1997
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 39.483, -108.951.
The record
- Reported final size
- 4,600 acres
- Discovered
- June 29, 1997, 10:04 a.m. local time
- Contained
- August 7, 1997, 4:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Colorado
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Land Management
- Reporting unit
- Northwest District, Grand Junction
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-10542
Other large fires in Colorado in 19974
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sewemup Fire | 4,541 | ||
| Unnamed Fire | 4,379 | Mar 22, 1997 | |
| Unnamed Fire | 3,726 | Oct 4, 1997 | |
| West Elk Fire | 1,587 |
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.