Oil Springs Fire
The Oil Springs Fire was reported on June 18, 2021 in Rio Blanco County, Colorado and burned 12,613 acres. It was declared out on September 20, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 12,613 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 18, 2021
- Personnel
- 15
Map
Perimeter mapped June 27, 2021 at 2:00 AM MDT (mixed methods). Point of origin 39.758, -108.898.
The incident
- Size
- 12,613 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 18, 2021 at 6:48 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 9, 2021 at 11:00 AM MDT
- Controlled
- September 2, 2021 at 9:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- September 20, 2021 at 11:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 20 miles south of Rangely, CO
- County
- Rio Blanco County
- State
- Colorado
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 15
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-COWRD-000178
- IRWIN identifier
- 208685CF-48D8-405A-B578-8238CE056F25
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Rangely, 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 September 21, 2021 at 2:20 PM MDT. Identifier 2021-COWRD-000178.