Bent Canyon Fire
The Bent Canyon Fire was reported on June 4, 2020 in Las Animas County, Colorado and burned 1,800 acres. It was declared out on June 30, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,800 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 4, 2020
- Personnel
- 5
Map
Perimeter mapped date not reported, 592 acres (hand sketch). Point of origin 37.602, -103.705.
The incident
- Size
- 1,800 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 4, 2020 at 7:19 PM MDT
- Contained
- June 11, 2020 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- June 30, 2020 at 10:50 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 26 miles Southwest of La Junta, CO
- County
- Las Animas County
- State
- Colorado
- Nearest city reported
- Fort Carson
- Protecting agency
- USA
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 5
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-COFCQ-000608
- IRWIN identifier
- B9956C5D-ED1C-4F1D-8DDB-16858D4CD3EA
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for La Junta, 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 30, 2020 at 10:56 AM MDT. Identifier 2020-COFCQ-000608.