Junkins Fire
The Junkins Fire was reported on October 17, 2016 in Custer County, Colorado and burned 18,762 acres. It was declared out on June 15, 2017. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 18,762 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 17, 2016
- Personnel
- 96
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 38.161, -105.199.
The incident
- Size
- 18,762 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 17, 2016 at 3:56 AM MDT
- Contained
- November 4, 2016 at 7:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- June 15, 2017 at 2:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- June 15, 2017 at 3:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Custer County
- State
- Colorado
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 96
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $18,403
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-COCUX-002046
- IRWIN identifier
- E9B67DCA-89F2-4231-904F-C781B9E349D4
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Silver Cliff, CO covers the area today.
Nearby
- Silver Cliff, CO14 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Florence, CO16 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Lincoln Park, CO19 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Cañon City, CO19 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Penrose, CO21 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Colorado City, CO25 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
Colorado wildfires today Wildfires of 2016 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 March 14, 2023 at 11:44 AM MDT. Identifier 2016-COCUX-002046.