Bent Fort Fire
The Bent Fort Fire was reported on April 11, 2020 in Otero County, Colorado and burned 1,500 acres. It was declared out on May 19, 2020. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,500 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 11, 2020
- Personnel
- 66
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 38.055, -103.407.
The incident
- Size
- 1,500 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 11, 2020 at 2:19 PM MDT
- Contained
- April 13, 2020 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- May 19, 2020 at 6:57 AM MDT
- Cause
- Human, Other Human Cause
- Location
- 9 miles NE of La Junta, CO. Hwy 194 MM8
- County
- Otero County
- State
- Colorado
- Nearest city reported
- La Junta
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 66
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-COOTX-000233
- IRWIN identifier
- 6B88E855-805E-42B8-B689-08D1AFD38A47
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for North 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 May 19, 2020 at 6:57 AM MDT. Identifier 2020-COOTX-000233.