Milne Fire
The Milne Fire was reported on February 27, 2017 in El Paso County, Colorado and burned 5,000 acres. It was fully contained on February 27, 2017. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 5,000 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- February 27, 2017
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 38.684, -104.473.
The incident
- Size
- 5,000 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- February 27, 2017 at 2:30 PM MST
- Contained
- February 27, 2017 at 10:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Human
- County
- El Paso County
- State
- Colorado
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-COEPX-000181
- IRWIN identifier
- E731D814-AA4C-4D3F-9A21-1CE6905C1F8C
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Ellicott, CO covers the area today.
Nearby
- Ellicott, CO12 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Fountain, CO12 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Security-Widefield, CO14 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Cimarron Hills, CO17 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Fort Carson, CO17 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Stratmoor, CO18 miles west 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 February 28, 2017 at 9:52 AM MST. Identifier 2017-COEPX-000181.