Eagle Nest Fire
The Eagle Nest Fire was reported on October 18, 2019 in Prowers County, Colorado and burned 4,521 acres. It was declared out on October 21, 2019. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 4,521 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 18, 2019
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 38.104, -102.412.
The incident
- Size
- 4,521 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 18, 2019 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Contained
- October 20, 2019 at 11:00 AM MDT
- Controlled
- October 20, 2019 at 4:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- October 21, 2019 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 22 Miles SE of Lamar, CO
- County
- Prowers County
- State
- Colorado
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- C&L
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2019-COPWX-001693
- IRWIN identifier
- 9257BD1E-EDCD-4EF6-A752-BEECC58D2545
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Lamar, 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 4, 2019 at 12:27 PM MST. Identifier 2019-COPWX-001693.