48 Fire
The 48 Fire was reported on December 15, 2016 in Huerfano County, Colorado and burned 2,000 acres. It was declared out on December 17, 2016. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,000 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- December 15, 2016
- Personnel
- 70
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 37.606, -104.750.
The incident
- Size
- 2,000 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- December 15, 2016 at 10:30 PM MST
- Contained
- December 16, 2016 at 11:45 AM MST
- Controlled
- December 17, 2016 at 3:00 PM MST
- Declared out
- December 17, 2016 at 3:30 PM MST
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Huerfano County
- State
- Colorado
- Nearest city reported
- Walsenburg
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Personnel assigned
- 70
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-COHUX-002316
- IRWIN identifier
- A2BBB5D1-581B-4BA1-90DB-5F15BC3AC848
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Walsenburg, CO covers the area today.
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated December 22, 2016 at 7:08 AM MST. Identifier 2016-COHUX-002316.