Hwy 34 Fire
The Hwy 34 Fire was reported on June 13, 2018 in Weld County, Colorado and burned 3,713 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 3,713 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 13, 2018
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 40.279, -104.197.
The incident
- Size
- 3,713 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 13, 2018 at 9:11 AM MDT
- Controlled
- June 14, 2018 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 2 miles west of Wiggins Between Hwy 34 and I-76
- County
- Weld County
- State
- Colorado
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- C&L
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-COWEX-000311
- IRWIN identifier
- D506356B-1C1D-4FED-9490-4BDF7841B3A3
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Wiggins, CO covers the area today.
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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 June 19, 2018 at 8:23 AM MDT. Identifier 2018-COWEX-000311.