Winter Valley Fire
The Winter Valley Fire was reported on September 21, 2017 in Moffat County, Colorado and burned 7,787 acres. It was declared out on November 17, 2017. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 7,787 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 21, 2017
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 40.331, -108.437.
The incident
- Size
- 7,787 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 21, 2017 at 11:53 AM MDT
- Contained
- September 26, 2017 at 11:42 AM MDT
- Controlled
- October 3, 2017 at 10:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- November 17, 2017 at 4:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 18 miles SW of Maybell, CO
- County
- Moffat County
- State
- Colorado
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $502,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-COWRD-000526
- IRWIN identifier
- 76A3E3F7-E790-4490-B6D5-66715A265C49
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Rangely, CO covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 April 25, 2018 at 3:57 PM MDT. Identifier 2017-COWRD-000526.