West Fire
The West Fire was reported on June 20, 2021 in Moffat County, Colorado and burned 3,429 acres. It was declared out on October 16, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 3,429 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 20, 2021
- Personnel
- 17
Map
Perimeter mapped June 24, 2021 at 5:14 AM MDT, 3,424 acres (gps-flight). Point of origin 40.995, -108.973.
The incident
- Size
- 3,429 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 20, 2021 at 12:18 PM MDT
- Contained
- June 30, 2021 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 10, 2021 at 3:15 PM MDT
- Declared out
- October 16, 2021 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 35 nm SE of Rock Springs, WY
- County
- Moffat County
- State
- Colorado
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- HQ
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 17
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,300,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-COMFX-000192
- IRWIN identifier
- 4F0967EE-5373-4DED-9CBC-14BF456F4B42
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Manila, UT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Manila, UT39 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Rock Springs, WY43 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Green River, WY45 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Vernal, UT47 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- North Rock Springs, WY47 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Naples, UT48 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
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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 6, 2022 at 12:21 PM MST. Identifier 2021-COMFX-000192.