Hope Fire
The Hope Fire was reported on September 21, 2023 in Montezuma County, Colorado and burned 1,290 acres. It was declared out on November 27, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,290 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 21, 2023
- Personnel
- 46
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Map
Perimeter mapped December 18, 2023 at 9:47 AM MST, 1,290 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 37.604, -108.603.
The incident
- Size
- 1,290 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 21, 2023 at 3:46 PM MDT
- Contained
- October 7, 2023 at 9:00 AM MDT
- Controlled
- November 27, 2023 at 12:00 PM MST
- Declared out
- November 27, 2023 at 12:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 9 miles NW of Dolores, CO
- County
- Montezuma County
- State
- Colorado
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 46
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,525,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-COSJF-001052
- IRWIN identifier
- CB0B3EF7-D77F-4865-9DE6-7AE1700D3E67
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from September 22, 2023 (30 acres) to December 18, 2023 (1,290 acres). The largest one-day growth was 710 acres, mapped December 18, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 22, 2023 | 30 | |
| September 27, 2023 | 90 | +60 |
| September 28, 2023 | 580 | +490 |
| December 18, 2023 | 1,290 | +710 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Dolores, 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 February 29, 2024 at 4:04 PM MST. Identifier 2023-COSJF-001052.