West Guard Fire
The West Guard Fire was reported on July 22, 2018 in Dolores County, Colorado and burned 1,424 acres. It was declared out on October 17, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,424 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 22, 2018
- Personnel
- 3
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 37.781, -108.641.
The incident
- Size
- 1,424 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 22, 2018 at 7:11 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 6, 2018 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- October 9, 2018 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- October 17, 2018 at 10:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 13 Miles East of Dove Creek, CO
- County
- Dolores County
- State
- Colorado
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $77,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-COSJF-000932
- IRWIN identifier
- C853D803-5D92-4AA8-8CC4-2FC986530D67
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Dove 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 October 17, 2018 at 10:12 AM MDT. Identifier 2018-COSJF-000932.