Dead Dog Fire
The Dead Dog Fire was reported on June 11, 2017 in Rio Blanco County, Colorado and burned 18,804 acres. It was declared out on July 26, 2017. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 18,804 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 11, 2017
- Personnel
- 14
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 40.153, -108.815.
The incident
- Size
- 18,804 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 11, 2017 at 2:48 PM MDT
- Contained
- June 18, 2017 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- July 16, 2017 at 11:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- July 26, 2017 at 10:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 10 miles N Rangely
- County
- Rio Blanco County
- State
- Colorado
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 14
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-COWRD-000091
- IRWIN identifier
- 78683786-57DC-4C2D-AB68-7EF799142C2B
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Rangely, 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 August 5, 2017 at 12:15 PM MDT. Identifier 2017-COWRD-000091.