Lake Christine Fire
The Lake Christine Fire was reported on July 3, 2018 in Eagle County, Colorado and burned 12,588 acres. It was declared out on December 6, 2018.
- Size
- 12,588 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 3, 2018
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 39.371, -107.043.
The incident
- Size
- 12,588 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 3, 2018 at 6:11 PM MDT
- Contained
- October 9, 2018 at 10:00 AM MDT
- Controlled
- December 1, 2018 at 12:00 PM MST
- Declared out
- December 6, 2018 at 3:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Unknown
- Location
- 1 mile northwest of the town of Basalt, CO
- County
- Eagle County
- State
- Colorado
- Nearest city reported
- Basalt
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- C&L
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $17,500,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-COEAX-000215
- IRWIN identifier
- 50EAB58C-C58C-4A7D-9ED9-55B76D2EDFA7
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Basalt, CO covers the area today.
Nearby
- Basalt, COUnder a mile east of the fire’s origin
- El Jebel, CO3 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Carbondale, CO9 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Snowmass Village, CO12 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Aspen, CO17 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Glenwood Springs, CO20 miles northwest 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 December 7, 2018 at 10:25 AM MST. Identifier 2018-COEAX-000215.