Mustang Ck Fire
The Mustang Ck Fire burned 6,600 acres in Kiowa County, Colorado, in 2000. It was discovered on April 18, 2000, and contained on April 20, 2000. The cause was recorded as power generation/transmission/distribution.
- Size
- 6,600 acres
- Discovered
- April 18, 2000
- Contained
- April 20, 2000
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 38.415, -106.345.
The record
- Reported final size
- 6,600 acres
- Discovered
- April 18, 2000, 1:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- April 20, 2000, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Power generation/transmission/distribution
- State
- Colorado
- County
- Kiowa County
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Royal Gorge Field Office
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-93650
Other large fires in Colorado in 200012
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bircher Fire | 23,220 | Jul 20, 2000 | Natural |
| Kiowa County Fire | 16,000 | Apr 18, 2000 | Human |
| Busterflat Fire | 11,032 | Jul 3, 2000 | Natural |
| High Meadows Fire | 10,800 | Jun 12, 2000 | Human |
| Bobcat Fire | 10,599 | Jun 12, 2000 | Human |
| Pinyon Canyon Fire | 8,871 | ||
| Winter Valley Fire | 8,603 | Jul 24, 2000 | Natural |
| Busterflat Fire | 8,494 | ||
| Unnamed Fire | 5,554 | Sep 7, 2000 | |
| Cone Mountain Fire | 4,580 | Jul 3, 2000 | Natural |
| Scandard Fire | 4,030 | Jul 22, 2000 | Natural |
| Pony Fire | 3,888 | Aug 2, 2000 | Natural |
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.