Fawn Creek Fire
The Fawn Creek Fire was reported on July 13, 2020 in Rio Blanco County, Colorado and burned 3,226 acres. It was declared out on September 10, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 3,226 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 13, 2020
- Personnel
- 3
Map
Perimeter mapped July 18, 2020 at 3:03 PM MDT, 3,227 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 39.762, -108.419.
The incident
- Size
- 3,226 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 13, 2020 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 23, 2020 at 7:30 AM MDT
- Controlled
- September 10, 2020 at 8:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- September 10, 2020 at 10:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 26 miles SW of Meeker, CO
- County
- Rio Blanco County
- State
- Colorado
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,285,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-COWRD-000166
- IRWIN identifier
- 82DB77F9-0F86-4887-B759-7AA8A6BA4B22
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Parachute, 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 October 13, 2020 at 11:05 AM MDT. Identifier 2020-COWRD-000166.