Deserado Fire
The Deserado Fire was reported on August 16, 2023 in Rio Blanco County, Colorado and burned 1,131 acres. It was declared out on September 18, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,131 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 16, 2023
- Personnel
- 71
Radar
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Map
Perimeter mapped August 18, 2023 at 6:00 PM MDT, 1,134 acres (auto-generated). Point of origin 40.199, -108.746.
The incident
- Size
- 1,131 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 16, 2023 at 6:52 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 19, 2023 at 8:06 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 18, 2023 at 11:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- September 18, 2023 at 11:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 6 miles N of Rangely, CO
- County
- Rio Blanco County
- State
- Colorado
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 71
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $350,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-CORBX-000131
- IRWIN identifier
- F4374252-853A-415B-A9DC-13CACCEA33EF
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Rangely, 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 September 28, 2023 at 10:16 AM MDT. Identifier 2023-CORBX-000131.