Indian Valley Fire
The Indian Valley Fire was reported on July 20, 2018 in Rio Blanco County, Colorado and burned 6,310 acres. It was declared out on September 27, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 6,310 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 20, 2018
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 40.192, -108.201.
The incident
- Size
- 6,310 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 20, 2018 at 1:20 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 6, 2018 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 30, 2018 at 9:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- September 27, 2018 at 11:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 16 nm NW of Meeker
- County
- Rio Blanco County
- State
- Colorado
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,250,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-COWRD-000319
- IRWIN identifier
- 56CFF613-FE97-410B-AC0E-F5D38E155E10
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Meeker, 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 September 27, 2018 at 2:26 PM MDT. Identifier 2018-COWRD-000319.