Bents Fort Fire
The Bents Fort Fire was reported on April 12, 2022 in Otero County, Colorado and burned 1,677 acres. It was declared out on April 26, 2022. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,677 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 12, 2022
- Personnel
- 21
Map
Perimeter mapped April 12, 2022 at 2:57 PM MDT, 1,677 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 38.048, -103.428.
The incident
- Size
- 1,677 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 12, 2022 at 9:57 AM MDT
- Contained
- April 16, 2022 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- April 19, 2022 at 11:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- April 26, 2022 at 8:27 AM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 3 Miles Northeast of La Junta Colorado
- County
- Otero County
- State
- Colorado
- Nearest city reported
- La Junta
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Personnel assigned
- 21
- Incident management
- Type 2 Team
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $158,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-COOTX-000405
- IRWIN identifier
- 90C4D3D8-7DB8-4C7A-A56C-769EAFD8BF35
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for North La Junta, 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 26, 2022 at 8:31 AM MDT. Identifier 2022-COOTX-000405.