West Fork Complex - East Zone Fire
The West Fork Complex - East Zone Fire burned 34,436 acres in Colorado, in 2013. MTBS dates its ignition to June 5, 2013.
- Size
- 34,436 acres
- Ignition
- June 5, 2013
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 34,436 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 37.620, -106.830.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 34,436 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- June 5, 2013
- State
- Colorado
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- CO3758810686320130605
- MTBS assessment
- Extended
Other large fires in Colorado in 201311
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Fork Complex | 58,570 | Jun 5, 2013 | Natural |
| Papoose Fire | 49,628 | Jun 19, 2013 | Natural |
| Black Forest Fire | 16,580 | Jun 13, 2013 | Human |
| East Peak Fire | 13,572 | Jun 19, 2013 | Natural |
| Royal Gorge Fire | 3,218 | Jun 11, 2013 | Human |
| Citadel Fire | 1,986 | Jul 21, 2013 | Natural |
| Galena Fire | 1,200 | Mar 15, 2013 | Human |
| Oxcart Fire | 1,152 | Jun 8, 2013 | Natural |
| Wild Rose Fire | 1,065 | Jun 19, 2013 | Natural |
| Cog Fire | 1,010 | Aug 17, 2013 | Human |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,000 | Feb 9, 2013 | Human |
Nearby
Sources
Burned areas and ignition dates from Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS), a program of the US Geological Survey and the USDA Forest Service. 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.