Spring Creek Fire
The Spring Creek Fire was reported on June 24, 2023 in Garfield County, Colorado and burned 3,286 acres. It was declared out on December 13, 2023. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 3,286 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 24, 2023
- Personnel
- 4
Map
Perimeter mapped January 30, 2024 at 4:32 PM MST, 3,286 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 39.389, -108.073.
The incident
- Size
- 3,286 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 24, 2023 at 2:27 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 5, 2023 at 2:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- December 13, 2023 at 10:00 AM MST
- Declared out
- December 13, 2023 at 12:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 5 miles SW of Parachute, CO
- County
- Garfield County
- State
- Colorado
- Nearest city reported
- Parachute, CO
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $12,706,589
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-COGFX-230097
- IRWIN identifier
- C69CE2F9-1C7E-4606-A02E-862ECE907799
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 26, 2023 (2,577 acres) to January 30, 2024 (3,286 acres). The largest one-day growth was 354 acres, mapped July 6, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 26, 2023 | 2,577 | |
| June 29, 2023 | 2,893 | +316 |
| June 30, 2023 | 2,910 | +17 |
| July 1, 2023 | 2,921 | +11 |
| July 2, 2023 | 2,932 | +11 |
| July 3, 2023 | 2,940 | +8 |
| July 5, 2023 | 2,846 | -94 |
| July 6, 2023 | 3,200 | +354 |
| July 7, 2023 | 3,286 | +86 |
| July 9, 2023 | 3,286 | 0 |
| January 30, 2024 | 3,286 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Battlement Mesa, CO covers the area today.
Nearby
- Battlement Mesa, CO4 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Parachute, CO5 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Rifle, CO18 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Palisade, CO24 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Silt, CO25 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Clifton, CO29 miles southwest 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 December 13, 2023 at 9:55 AM MST. Identifier 2023-COGFX-230097.