Pumkin Center Fire
The Pumkin Center Fire was reported on February 18, 2016 in Lincoln County, Colorado and burned 2,282 acres. It was declared out on February 20, 2016. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,282 acres
- Contained
- 98%
- Discovered
- February 18, 2016
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 38.801, -103.621.
The incident
- Size
- 2,282 acres
- Containment
- 98%
- Discovered
- February 18, 2016 at 6:13 PM MST
- Contained
- February 19, 2016 at 3:09 PM MST
- Controlled
- February 20, 2016 at 12:00 AM MST
- Declared out
- February 20, 2016 at 12:00 AM MST
- Cause
- Human
- County
- Lincoln County
- State
- Colorado
- Nearest city reported
- Punkin Center
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-COLCX-000088
- IRWIN identifier
- BF71B55C-ECCF-41FB-B4B5-CF5D21B997B6
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hugo, CO covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 April 20, 2016 at 9:27 AM MDT. Identifier 2016-COLCX-000088.