Alexander Mountain Fire
The Alexander Mountain Fire was reported on July 29, 2024 in Larimer County, Colorado and burned 9,668 acres. It was declared out on December 9, 2024. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 9,668 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 29, 2024
- Personnel
- 93
Map
Perimeter mapped January 15, 2025 at 2:19 PM MST, 9,625 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 40.429, -105.249.
The incident
- Size
- 9,668 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 29, 2024 at 11:00 AM MDT
- Contained
- August 17, 2024 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 2, 2024 at 4:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- December 9, 2024 at 10:00 AM MST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 7 miles west of Loveland, CO
- County
- Larimer County
- State
- Colorado
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 93
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $10,300,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-COARF-000683
- IRWIN identifier
- E63DA14C-2E6F-4CA5-B6F6-75166F929574
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 29, 2024 (939 acres) to August 8, 2024 (9,625 acres). The largest one-day growth was 4,223 acres, mapped July 30, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 29, 2024 | 939 | |
| July 30, 2024 | 5,162 | +4,223 |
| July 31, 2024 | 7,649 | +2,487 |
| August 1, 2024 | 8,854 | +1,205 |
| August 2, 2024 | 9,530 | +676 |
| August 3, 2024 | 9,662 | +132 |
| August 4, 2024 | 9,632 | -30 |
| August 5, 2024 | 9,632 | 0 |
| August 6, 2024 | 9,627 | -5 |
| August 8, 2024 | 9,625 | -2 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Loveland, CO covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 15, 2025 at 2:19 PM MST. Identifier 2024-COARF-000683.