Eight Four Two Fire
The Eight Four Two Fire was reported on August 2, 2017 in Archuleta County, Colorado and burned 1,020 acres. It was declared out on October 4, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,020 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 2, 2017
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 37.175, -107.375.
The incident
- Size
- 1,020 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 2, 2017 at 1:45 PM MDT
- Contained
- October 2, 2017 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Controlled
- October 3, 2017 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- October 4, 2017 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 13 Miles East/Southeast of Bayfield, CO
- County
- Archuleta County
- State
- Colorado
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- BIA
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $260,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-COSJF-000842
- IRWIN identifier
- D54B2837-B3B2-4A38-A9AE-F6AA9343F28A
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Bayfield, 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 October 4, 2017 at 11:05 AM MDT. Identifier 2017-COSJF-000842.