Decker Fire
The Decker Fire was reported on September 8, 2019 in Saguache County, Colorado and burned 8,959 acres. It was declared out on December 28, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 8,959 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 8, 2019
- Personnel
- 16
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 38.409, -106.004.
The incident
- Size
- 8,959 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 8, 2019 at 12:16 PM MDT
- Contained
- October 24, 2019 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- December 28, 2020 at 3:25 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 2 miles south of Salida, Colorado in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness
- County
- Saguache County
- State
- Colorado
- Nearest city reported
- Salida
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 16
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Closed Timber Litter
- Estimated cost to date
- $23,450,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-CORGF-001388
- IRWIN identifier
- 5A6B5A9F-35CF-4F34-8C66-08F37083B54D
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Poncha Springs, 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 June 20, 2021 at 10:48 AM MDT. Identifier 2019-CORGF-001388.