Spring Creek Fire
The Spring Creek Fire was reported on June 27, 2018 in Costilla County, Colorado and burned 108,045 acres. It was declared out on November 13, 2018. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 108,045 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 27, 2018
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 37.496, -105.291.
The incident
- Size
- 108,045 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 27, 2018 at 3:27 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 6, 2018 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- November 6, 2018 at 12:00 PM MST
- Declared out
- November 13, 2018 at 3:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 9 miles NE of Ft. Garland, CO
- County
- Costilla County
- State
- Colorado
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- C&L
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $32,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-COCTX-001266
- IRWIN identifier
- 79995136-F4E3-4613-9F1C-F05EF3076EA6
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for La Veta, CO covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 November 13, 2018 at 3:25 PM MST. Identifier 2018-COCTX-001266.