Silver Creek Fire
The Silver Creek Fire was reported on July 19, 2018 in Routt County, Colorado and burned 20,120 acres. It was declared out on December 13, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 20,120 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 19, 2018
- Personnel
- 4
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 40.223, -106.655.
The incident
- Size
- 20,120 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 19, 2018 at 2:33 PM MDT
- Contained
- October 24, 2018 at 1:30 PM MDT
- Controlled
- November 6, 2018 at 8:30 AM MST
- Declared out
- December 13, 2018 at 12:30 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 16 miles NW of Kremmling, CO
- County
- Routt County
- State
- Colorado
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $28,120,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-WYMRF-000312
- IRWIN identifier
- 0610700E-2806-4CB9-8883-F37CC79B7075
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Oak Creek, 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 December 13, 2018 at 12:49 PM MST. Identifier 2018-WYMRF-000312.