Range 5 Fire
The Range 5 Fire was reported on April 8, 2018 in El Paso County, Colorado and burned 2,888 acres. It was declared out on April 9, 2018. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,888 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 8, 2018
- Personnel
- 36
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 38.718, -104.731.
The incident
- Size
- 2,888 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 8, 2018 at 1:20 PM MDT
- Contained
- April 9, 2018 at 11:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- April 9, 2018 at 1:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 1.5 miles West of Widefield, CO
- County
- El Paso County
- State
- Colorado
- Protecting agency
- NPS
- Jurisdiction
- C&L
- Personnel assigned
- 36
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-COFCQ-000479
- IRWIN identifier
- AD637C05-CD3C-4FF9-83A8-BE8A2F40437A
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Security-Widefield, CO covers the area today.
Nearby
- Security-Widefield, CO2 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Fountain, CO3 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Fort Carson, CO3 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Stratmoor, CO5 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Colorado Springs, CO9 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Cimarron Hills, CO10 miles north 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 April 12, 2018 at 3:49 PM MDT. Identifier 2018-COFCQ-000479.