Fort Lyons Fire
The Fort Lyons Fire was reported on April 12, 2022 in Bent County, Colorado and burned 2,900 acres. It was declared out on April 25, 2022. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,900 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 12, 2022
- Personnel
- 84
Map
Perimeter mapped April 12, 2022 at 7:56 PM MDT, 2,900 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 38.064, -103.220.
The incident
- Size
- 2,900 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- April 12, 2022 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Contained
- April 16, 2022 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- April 25, 2022 at 6:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 1/2 Mi. East of Las Animas, CO
- County
- Bent County
- State
- Colorado
- Nearest city reported
- Las Animas
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 84
- Incident management
- Type 2 Team
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $409,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2022-COBNX-000411
- IRWIN identifier
- 43958B15-1907-4CA0-99DA-BC5A0561AF1A
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 August 21, 2022 at 11:50 AM MDT. Identifier 2022-COBNX-000411.