Lincoln County Complex
The Lincoln County Complex burned 10,000 acres in Lincoln County, Colorado, in 2002. It was discovered on May 31, 2002, and contained on June 1, 2002. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 10,000 acres
- Discovered
- May 31, 2002
- Contained
- June 1, 2002
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 38.717, -103.783.
The record
- Reported final size
- 10,000 acres
- Discovered
- May 31, 2002, 7:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- June 1, 2002, 2:30 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Colorado
- County
- Lincoln County
- Land ownership at origin
- County
- Reporting unit
- Pueblo Interagency Dispatch Center
- Agency
- Interagency
- Part of
- Lincoln County Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- ICS209_2002_CO-PBX-338
Other large fires in Colorado in 200212
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hayman Fire | 137,760 | Jun 8, 2002 | Human |
| Missionary Ridge Fire | 73,121 | Jun 9, 2002 | Human |
| James and John Fire | 33,000 | Jun 2, 2002 | Natural |
| Burn Canyon Fire | 30,292 | Jul 9, 2002 | Natural |
| Big Fish Fire | 17,056 | Jul 19, 2002 | Natural |
| Mt. Zirkel Complex (Hinman) Fire | 16,852 | Jul 12, 2002 | Natural |
| Cheyenne County Fire | 15,000 | May 31, 2002 | Natural |
| Mt. Zirkel Complex (Burn Ridge) Fire | 14,403 | Aug 12, 2002 | Natural |
| Spring Creek Fire | 13,493 | Jun 22, 2002 | Natural |
| Coal Seam Fire | 12,209 | Jun 8, 2002 | Human |
| Million Fire | 9,294 | Jun 19, 2002 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 8,688 | Jun 1, 2002 |
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.