Trail Springs Fire
The Trail Springs Fire was reported on October 19, 2023 in Archuleta County, Colorado and burned 1,358 acres. It was declared out on December 18, 2023. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,358 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 19, 2023
Map
Perimeter mapped December 22, 2023 at 12:52 PM MST, 1,303 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 37.301, -107.246.
The incident
- Size
- 1,358 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- October 19, 2023 at 2:11 PM MDT
- Contained
- November 27, 2023 at 10:10 AM MST
- Controlled
- December 18, 2023 at 9:55 AM MST
- Declared out
- December 18, 2023 at 9:55 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 12 miles NW of Pagosa Springs
- County
- Archuleta County
- State
- Colorado
- Nearest city reported
- Pagosa Springs
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $4,098,926
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-COSJF-001184
- IRWIN identifier
- 5664EEA7-1F0B-49F2-B588-8E5C80F30A9E
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from October 22, 2023 (502 acres) to December 22, 2023 (1,303 acres). The largest one-day growth was 366 acres, mapped October 27, 2023.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| October 22, 2023 | 502 | |
| October 23, 2023 | 698 | +196 |
| October 24, 2023 | 726 | +28 |
| October 25, 2023 | 856 | +130 |
| October 26, 2023 | 877 | +21 |
| October 27, 2023 | 1,242 | +365 |
| October 28, 2023 | 1,250 | +8 |
| October 31, 2023 | 1,251 | +1 |
| November 5, 2023 | 1,269 | +18 |
| December 22, 2023 | 1,303 | +34 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Pagosa Springs, 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 January 10, 2024 at 9:21 AM MST. Identifier 2023-COSJF-001184.