Pine Gulch Fire
The Pine Gulch Fire was reported on July 31, 2020 in Mesa County, Colorado and burned 139,007 acres. It was declared out on March 10, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 139,007 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 31, 2020
- Personnel
- 33
Map
Perimeter mapped August 13, 2020 at 6:30 AM MDT, 138,846 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 39.336, -108.526.
The incident
- Size
- 139,007 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 31, 2020 at 5:16 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 22, 2020 at 4:45 PM MDT
- Controlled
- January 7, 2021 at 4:00 PM MST
- Declared out
- March 10, 2021 at 1:45 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 18 miles north of Grand Junction, Colorado
- County
- Mesa County
- State
- Colorado
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 33
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $35,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-COGRD-000307
- IRWIN identifier
- C4167FE2-BEE9-4420-B9F9-E1BF479D2B49
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fruita, 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 25, 2022 at 5:17 PM MST. Identifier 2020-COGRD-000307.