Border Fire
The Border Fire was reported on September 20, 2023 in Mesa County, Colorado and burned 1,198 acres. It was declared out on November 1, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,198 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 20, 2023
- Personnel
- 26
Map
Perimeter mapped January 29, 2024 at 8:42 PM MST, 1,195 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 39.098, -109.045.
The incident
- Size
- 1,198 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 20, 2023 at 11:14 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 24, 2023 at 5:56 PM MDT
- Controlled
- November 1, 2023 at 3:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- November 1, 2023 at 3:30 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 14 miles SW of Mack, CO
- County
- Mesa County
- State
- Colorado
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 26
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $530,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-COGRD-230412
- IRWIN identifier
- D690B0F3-8B7C-4526-8A8E-A2EAF44E3D8C
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Loma, 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 November 1, 2023 at 3:29 PM MDT. Identifier 2023-COGRD-230412.