Red Canyon Fire
The Red Canyon Fire was reported on July 29, 2018 in Rio Blanco County, Colorado and burned 5,722 acres. It was declared out on September 27, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 5,722 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 29, 2018
- Personnel
- 57
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 39.689, -108.758.
The incident
- Size
- 5,722 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 29, 2018 at 3:34 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 8, 2018 at 10:00 AM MDT
- Controlled
- September 27, 2018 at 10:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- September 27, 2018 at 11:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 26 nm S of Rangely, CO
- County
- Rio Blanco County
- State
- Colorado
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 57
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Chaparral (6 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,481,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-COWRD-000383
- IRWIN identifier
- EC72B0A1-A04D-4A53-8FE4-99742CB16543
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Rangely, 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 2:27 PM MDT. Identifier 2018-COWRD-000383.