Middle Fork Fire
The Middle Fork Fire was reported on September 6, 2020 in Routt County, Colorado and burned 20,517 acres. It was declared out on January 7, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 20,517 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 6, 2020
Map
Perimeter mapped September 6, 2020 at 2:13 PM MDT, 1 acres (gps-flight). Point of origin 40.628, -106.796.
The incident
- Size
- 20,517 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 6, 2020 at 8:13 AM MDT
- Contained
- November 17, 2020 at 9:30 AM MST
- Controlled
- December 15, 2020 at 11:14 AM MST
- Declared out
- January 7, 2021 at 8:15 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 10 miles N of Steamboat Springs, CO
- County
- Routt County
- State
- Colorado
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $7,900,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-WYMRF-000353
- IRWIN identifier
- D6E15E54-7172-48AA-8958-D67872B33CE8
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Steamboat Springs, 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 January 7, 2021 at 8:30 AM MST. Identifier 2020-WYMRF-000353.