Chateau Fire
The Chateau Fire was reported on June 29, 2018 in Teller County, Colorado and burned 1,423 acres. It was fully contained on July 9, 2018. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,423 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 29, 2018
- Personnel
- 136
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 38.815, -105.306.
The incident
- Size
- 1,423 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 29, 2018 at 12:16 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 9, 2018 at 4:30 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 7 miles NW of Cripple Creek CO
- County
- Teller County
- State
- Colorado
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- SFS
- Personnel assigned
- 136
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,779,837
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-COTLX-001290
- IRWIN identifier
- 4D671B6D-EAE4-4A96-B302-2C7A821072EC
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Cripple Creek, CO covers the area today.
Nearby
- Cripple Creek, CO8 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Woodland Park, CO18 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Cascade-Chipita Park, CO19 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Manitou Springs, CO21 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Cañon City, CO26 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Colorado Springs, CO26 miles east 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 July 9, 2018 at 5:11 PM MDT. Identifier 2018-COTLX-001290.