Sage Brush Fire
The Sage Brush Fire burned 1,000 acres in Morgan County, Colorado, in 2004. It was discovered on August 31, 2004, and contained on September 1, 2004. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- August 31, 2004
- Contained
- September 1, 2004
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 40.274, -103.504.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,000 acres
- Discovered
- August 31, 2004, 7:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- September 1, 2004, 5:00 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Colorado
- County
- Morgan County
- Land ownership at origin
- County
- Reporting unit
- Fort Collins Interagency Dispatch Center
- Agency
- Interagency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- ICS209_2004_CO-FTX-000059
Other large fires in Colorado in 20045
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Picnic Rock Fire | 8,908 | Mar 30, 2004 | Human |
| Greasewood Wfu Fire | 7,815 | Jun 6, 2004 | Natural |
| Campbell Fire | 4,187 | Jul 30, 2004 | Natural |
| Mcgruder Fire | 2,806 | Jul 3, 2004 | Natural |
| Well Fire | 1,116 | Aug 29, 2004 | 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.