Blair Fire
The Blair Fire was reported on June 29, 2016 in Rio Blanco County, Colorado and burned 1,140 acres. It was declared out on September 27, 2016. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,140 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 29, 2016
- Personnel
- 2
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 40.119, -108.328.
The incident
- Size
- 1,140 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 29, 2016 at 3:36 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 1, 2016 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Controlled
- September 27, 2016 at 9:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- September 27, 2016 at 10:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Rio Blanco County
- State
- Colorado
- Nearest city reported
- Meeker, Colorado
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $630,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-COWRD-000128
- IRWIN identifier
- 2A1552F2-7D6B-4AAD-819E-57E5F0221996
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Meeker, 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 September 27, 2016 at 1:09 PM MDT. Identifier 2016-COWRD-000128.