East Fork Fire
The East Fork Fire was reported on August 22, 2020 in Las Animas County, Colorado and burned 1,682 acres. It was declared out on October 30, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,682 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 22, 2020
- Personnel
- 6
Map
Perimeter mapped date not reported, 1,745 acres (hand sketch). Point of origin 37.018, -104.000.
The incident
- Size
- 1,682 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 22, 2020 at 3:23 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 25, 2020 at 2:30 PM MDT
- Controlled
- October 22, 2020 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- October 30, 2020 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 12 miles southeast of Trinidad, CO
- County
- Las Animas County
- State
- Colorado
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 6
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $685,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-COLSX-001779
- IRWIN identifier
- 53E09E66-586D-4E11-A0D0-BB56A5A83FD4
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Raton, NM covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 November 3, 2020 at 3:58 PM MST. Identifier 2020-COLSX-001779.