Bear Creek Fire
The Bear Creek Fire was reported on July 28, 2023 in Hinsdale County, Colorado and burned 1,102 acres. It was declared out on December 18, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,102 acres
- Contained
- 90%
- Discovered
- July 28, 2023
Map
Perimeter mapped December 20, 2023 at 2:03 PM MST, 1,103 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 37.521, -107.300.
The incident
- Size
- 1,102 acres
- Containment
- 90%
- Discovered
- July 28, 2023 at 1:44 PM MDT
- Contained
- November 27, 2023 at 10:10 AM MST
- Controlled
- September 27, 2023 at 12:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- December 18, 2023 at 9:56 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 20 Miles NW of Pagosa Springs
- County
- Hinsdale County
- State
- Colorado
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,588,839
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-COSJF-000570
- IRWIN identifier
- 15E00984-9147-44C4-89F6-6E1DFECA8EBE
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 6, 2023 (18 acres) to December 20, 2023 (1,103 acres). The largest one-day growth was 240 acres, mapped September 7, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 6, 2023 | 18 | |
| August 7, 2023 | 144 | +126 |
| August 8, 2023 | 284 | +140 |
| August 9, 2023 | 332 | +48 |
| August 10, 2023 | 376 | +44 |
| August 11, 2023 | 387 | +11 |
| August 12, 2023 | 394 | +7 |
| August 13, 2023 | 408 | +14 |
| August 16, 2023 | 415 | +7 |
| August 27, 2023 | 443 | +28 |
| September 4, 2023 | 446 | +3 |
| September 6, 2023 | 539 | +93 |
| September 7, 2023 | 779 | +240 |
| September 8, 2023 | 883 | +104 |
| September 9, 2023 | 1,016 | +133 |
| September 10, 2023 | 1,090 | +74 |
| September 17, 2023 | 1,092 | +2 |
| September 18, 2023 | 1,093 | +1 |
| September 22, 2023 | 1,093 | 0 |
| September 30, 2023 | 1,094 | +1 |
| October 24, 2023 | 1,101 | +7 |
| October 26, 2023 | 1,102 | +1 |
| December 20, 2023 | 1,103 | +1 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Pagosa Springs, CO covers the area today.
Nearby
- Pagosa Springs, CO24 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Bayfield, CO26 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Durango, CO36 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Telluride, CO40 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Ouray, CO40 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Mountain Village, CO42 miles northwest 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 10, 2024 at 9:21 AM MST. Identifier 2023-COSJF-000570.