Garfield Co 1 Fire
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
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bridger Fire | 45,814 | Jun 9, 2008 | Natural |
| Mayberry Fire | 25,385 | Aug 24, 2008 | Natural |
| TA-25 Fire | 9,064 | Apr 15, 2008 | Human |
| Ordway Crowley Co Fire | 8,900 | Apr 15, 2008 | Human |
| Prong Fire | 5,395 | Aug 24, 2008 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 3,527 | Jul 3, 2008 | |
| Haynes Creek Fire | 1,600 | Oct 2, 2008 | Natural |
| West Elk Fire | 1,587 | Jul 4, 2008 | Natural |
| Coal Creek Wfu Fire | 1,485 | Jul 8, 2008 | Natural |
| Snakeweed Fire | 1,227 | Apr 14, 2008 | Human |
| Nash Ranch Fire | 1,115 | Jun 24, 2008 | Natural |
| Jordan Fire | 1,031 | Aug 25, 2008 | 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.