Carson Midway Fire
The Carson Midway Fire was reported on March 16, 2018 in El Paso County, Colorado and burned 3,241 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 3,241 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 16, 2018
- Personnel
- 7
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 38.533, -104.731.
The incident
- Size
- 3,241 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 16, 2018 at 11:05 AM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 21miles South of Colorado Springs CO
- County
- El Paso County
- State
- Colorado
- Protecting agency
- USA
- Personnel assigned
- 7
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-COFCQ-000346
- IRWIN identifier
- B2797308-349B-447E-A1FD-02A63DEC19A8
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fountain, CO covers the area today.
Nearby
- Fountain, CO10 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Pueblo West, CO13 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Fort Carson, CO15 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Security-Widefield, CO15 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Stratmoor, CO17 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Penrose, CO17 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
Colorado wildfires today Wildfires of 2018 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 April 12, 2018 at 4:05 PM MDT. Identifier 2018-COFCQ-000346.