Ft. Lyons Fire
The Ft. Lyons Fire was reported on January 15, 2021 in Bent County, Colorado and burned 1,430 acres. It was fully contained on January 16, 2021. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,430 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- January 15, 2021
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
Perimeter mapped January 15, 2021 at 6:00 PM MST, 1,430 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 38.083, -103.101.
The incident
- Size
- 1,430 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- January 15, 2021 at 11:00 AM MST
- Contained
- January 16, 2021 at 12:00 PM MST
- Controlled
- January 16, 2021 at 12:10 PM MST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- on the eastern border of Ft Lyon by the John Martin SWA
- County
- Bent County
- State
- Colorado
- Nearest city reported
- Ft Lyons
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-COBNX-000046
- IRWIN identifier
- F4F69BC8-6A88-4199-A95E-9AC437D7FF5A
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Las Animas, 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 April 12, 2021 at 4:23 PM MDT. Identifier 2021-COBNX-000046.