Heartstrong Fire
The Heartstrong Fire burned 24,000 acres in Yuma County, Colorado, in 2012. It was discovered on March 18, 2012, and contained on March 20, 2012. The cause was recorded as human.
- Size
- 24,000 acres
- Discovered
- March 18, 2012
- Contained
- March 20, 2012
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 40.017, -102.456.
The record
- Reported final size
- 24,000 acres
- Discovered
- March 18, 2012, 1:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- March 20, 2012, 12:00 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Undetermined
- State
- Colorado
- County
- Yuma County
- Land ownership at origin
- County
- Reporting unit
- Yuma County
- Agency
- State or local agency
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- ICS209_2009_CO-YMX-117
Other large fires in Colorado in 201212
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Park Fire | 87,275 | Jun 9, 2012 | Natural |
| Last Chance Fire | 45,000 | Jun 25, 2012 | |
| Little Sand Fire | 24,931 | May 14, 2012 | Natural |
| Waldo Canyon Fire | 18,947 | Jun 23, 2012 | Human |
| Pine Ridge Fire | 13,920 | Jun 27, 2012 | Natural |
| Weber Fire | 10,133 | Jun 22, 2012 | Human |
| Hewlett Fire | 7,702 | ||
| Sunrise Mine Fire | 5,742 | May 25, 2012 | Human |
| Wolf Fire | 5,126 | Aug 3, 2012 | Natural |
| Lower North Fork Fire | 4,142 | Mar 26, 2012 | Human |
| Fern Lake Fire | 3,498 | Oct 9, 2012 | |
| Wetmore Fire | 1,998 | Oct 23, 2012 | Human |
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.