8 Mile Fire
The 8 Mile Fire was reported on June 23, 2014 in Fremont County, Colorado and burned 528 acres. It was declared out on August 5, 2014. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 528 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 23, 2014
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 38.544, -105.106.
The incident
- Size
- 528 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 23, 2014 at 5:10 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 24, 2014 at 4:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- July 30, 2014 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 5, 2014 at 9:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Fremont County
- State
- Colorado
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,700,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2014-CORGD-000700
- IRWIN identifier
- B3E2D2F6-D2DF-4647-BF5E-B76E15D1D536
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Penrose, CO covers the area today.
Nearby
- Penrose, CO9 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Lincoln Park, CO10 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Cañon City, CO10 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Florence, CO11 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Cripple Creek, CO15 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Fort Carson, CO22 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
Colorado wildfires today Wildfires of 2014 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated August 5, 2014 at 9:07 AM MDT. Identifier 2014-CORGD-000700.