Deep Creek Fire
The Deep Creek Fire was reported on September 4, 2017 in Routt County, Colorado and burned 4,222 acres. It was declared out on December 13, 2017. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 4,222 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 4, 2017
- Personnel
- 60
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 40.600, -107.110.
The incident
- Size
- 4,222 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 4, 2017 at 1:42 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 14, 2017 at 3:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- December 13, 2017 at 12:48 PM MST
- Declared out
- December 13, 2017 at 12:48 PM MST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 9 miles NE of Hayden, CO
- County
- Routt County
- State
- Colorado
- Nearest city reported
- Hayden
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Personnel assigned
- 60
- Incident management
- Type 2 Team
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,182,623
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-CORTX-000456
- IRWIN identifier
- ADC01442-26A2-4191-B0AC-4FECAC3B4EA5
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Hayden, CO covers the area today.
Nearby
- Hayden, CO11 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Steamboat Springs, CO17 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Craig, CO24 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Kremmling, CO53 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Meeker, CO57 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Saratoga, WY61 miles north of the fire’s origin
Colorado wildfires today Wildfires of 2017 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 May 10, 2018 at 10:00 AM MDT. Identifier 2017-CORTX-000456.