Tecolate Fire
The Tecolate Fire burned 1,500 acres in Colorado, in 2006. It was discovered on May 27, 2006, and contained on May 29, 2006. The cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
- Size
- 1,500 acres
- Discovered
- May 27, 2006
- Contained
- May 29, 2006
- Cause
- Human
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 1,271 acres. Point of origin as reported, 37.214, -103.232.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,500 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 1,271 acres
- Discovered
- May 27, 2006, 3:45 p.m. local time
- Contained
- May 29, 2006, 4:30 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning
- State
- Colorado
- Land ownership at origin
- State or Private
- Reporting unit
- Pike and San Isabel National Forest
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Unit
- COLSX
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2006-CORGD-000514
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-1437262
- Perimeter records
- 2 on file for this fire; the largest is shown
- Note on the perimeter
- Human Caused, PVT land owner slash burning. Fire #: CO-LSX-0514.
The three sizes are three measurements: the size the agency reported when the fire was out, the burned area MTBS drew from satellite imagery before and after, and the GIS area inside the final perimeter, unburned islands included. They rarely agree exactly.
Other large fires in Colorado in 20069
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mato Vega Fire | 13,820 | Jun 18, 2006 | Natural |
| Mauricio Canyon Fire | 3,825 | Jan 6, 2006 | Human |
| Divide Fire | 3,550 | Jul 13, 2006 | Natural |
| Thomas Fire | 3,347 | Jun 13, 2006 | Natural |
| I 76 Fire | 3,200 | Jul 15, 2006 | |
| Bitter Brush Fire | 2,207 | Aug 22, 2006 | Natural |
| Lion Creek Fire | 1,499 | Jun 20, 2006 | Human |
| Spring Fire | 1,403 | Jul 20, 2006 | Natural |
| Rocky Flats Fire | 992 | Apr 2, 2006 | Human |
Nearby
Sources
Perimeters from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Interagency Fire Perimeter History, compiled from the Forest Service, BLM, BIA, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, the Alaska Interagency Fire Center and CAL FIRE. 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.