Wildfires of 2008

Garfield Co 1 Fire

2008Garfield County, ColoradoWildfire

The Garfield Co 1 Fire burned 1,000 acres in Garfield County, Colorado, in 2008. It was discovered on April 15, 2008, and contained on April 16, 2008. The cause was recorded as human.

Size
1,000 acres
Discovered
April 15, 2008
Contained
April 16, 2008
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 39.407, -107.153.

The record

Reported final size
1,000 acres
Discovered
April 15, 2008, 1:16 p.m. local time
Contained
April 16, 2008, 7:57 p.m. local time
Cause
Human, Undetermined
State
Colorado
County
Garfield County
Land ownership at origin
Private
Reporting unit
Northwest District, Grand Junction
Agency
Bureau of Land Management
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
W-578237

Other large fires in Colorado in 200812

FireAcresStartCause
Bridger Fire45,814Jun 9, 2008Natural
Mayberry Fire25,385Aug 24, 2008Natural
TA-25 Fire9,064Apr 15, 2008Human
Ordway Crowley Co Fire8,900Apr 15, 2008Human
Prong Fire5,395Aug 24, 2008Natural
Unnamed Fire3,527Jul 3, 2008
Haynes Creek Fire1,600Oct 2, 2008Natural
West Elk Fire1,587Jul 4, 2008Natural
Coal Creek Wfu Fire1,485Jul 8, 2008Natural
Snakeweed Fire1,227Apr 14, 2008Human
Nash Ranch Fire1,115Jun 24, 2008Natural
Jordan Fire1,031Aug 25, 2008Natural

Every fire of 2008 Colorado fire history

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.