Orchard Fire
The Orchard Fire was reported on March 8, 2018 in Pueblo County, Colorado and burned 1,537 acres. It was declared out on March 15, 2018. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,537 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 8, 2018
- Personnel
- 5
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 38.512, -104.832.
The incident
- Size
- 1,537 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 8, 2018 at 5:47 PM MST
- Contained
- March 14, 2018 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- March 15, 2018 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 12 miles NE of Penrose, CO
- County
- Pueblo County
- State
- Colorado
- Protecting agency
- USA
- Personnel assigned
- 5
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-COFCQ-000275
- IRWIN identifier
- 243154A6-A8EB-4721-8A11-0FEF9ECA930B
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Penrose, CO covers the area today.
Nearby
- Penrose, CO12 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Pueblo West, CO13 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Fountain, CO14 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Fort Carson, CO16 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Security-Widefield, CO17 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Florence, CO18 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 March 22, 2018 at 8:43 AM MDT. Identifier 2018-COFCQ-000275.