Windsplitter Fire
The Windsplitter Fire was reported on December 8, 2017 in Baca County, Colorado and burned 3,134 acres. It was declared out on December 10, 2017. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 3,134 acres
- Contained
- 0%
- Discovered
- December 8, 2017
- Personnel
- 29
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 37.552, -103.004.
The incident
- Size
- 3,134 acres
- Containment
- 0%
- Discovered
- December 8, 2017 at 11:24 AM MST
- Declared out
- December 10, 2017 at 6:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 17 mi. NW of Pritchett, CO.
- County
- Baca County
- State
- Colorado
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Personnel assigned
- 29
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-COBAX-001991
- IRWIN identifier
- F5741BFB-7838-4E2F-B62E-B94A666F187B
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Springfield, CO covers the area today.
Nearby
- Springfield, CO24 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Las Animas, CO38 miles north of the fire’s origin
- La Junta, CO42 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Lamar, CO42 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Rocky Ford, CO52 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Ordway, CO62 miles northwest 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 December 11, 2017 at 2:01 PM MST. Identifier 2017-COBAX-001991.