Cherry Canyon Fire
The Cherry Canyon Fire was reported on May 20, 2020 in Las Animas County, Colorado and burned 11,828 acres. It was declared out on June 30, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 11,828 acres
- Contained
- 80%
- Discovered
- May 20, 2020
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped date not reported, 11,756 acres (hand sketch). Point of origin 37.367, -103.450.
The incident
- Size
- 11,828 acres
- Containment
- 80%
- Discovered
- May 20, 2020 at 8:28 AM MDT
- Contained
- June 30, 2020 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- June 30, 2020 at 12:15 PM MDT
- Declared out
- June 30, 2020 at 12:30 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 10 Miles NW of Kim, CO
- County
- Las Animas County
- State
- Colorado
- Nearest city reported
- Kim
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- County
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $470,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-COLSX-000431
- IRWIN identifier
- F32D0475-5315-4448-9C2A-9272C5B0F6FE
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 12:57 PM MDT. Identifier 2020-COLSX-000431.