East Canyon Fire
The East Canyon Fire was reported on June 14, 2020 in Montezuma County, Colorado and burned 2,905 acres. It was declared out on July 27, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,905 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 14, 2020
- Personnel
- 23
Map
Perimeter mapped June 21, 2020 at 2:01 PM MDT, 2,905 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 37.271, -108.237.
The incident
- Size
- 2,905 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 14, 2020 at 12:41 PM MDT
- Contained
- June 27, 2020 at 6:26 PM MDT
- Controlled
- July 27, 2020 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- July 27, 2020 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 19 miles miles of Cortez and 18 miles west of Durango CO.
- County
- Montezuma County
- State
- Colorado
- Nearest city reported
- Cortez
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 23
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,745,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-COSJD-000416
- IRWIN identifier
- E82872D0-E03D-40A8-8AFD-CA68C8FFF834
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Mancos, 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 August 7, 2020 at 10:01 AM MDT. Identifier 2020-COSJD-000416.