Big Gulch Fire
The Big Gulch Fire was reported on August 7, 2024 in Moffat County, Colorado and burned 1,164 acres. It was declared out on October 2, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,164 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 7, 2024
- Personnel
- 26
Map
Perimeter mapped October 2, 2024 at 12:35 PM MDT, 1,164 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 40.513, -107.780.
The incident
- Size
- 1,164 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 7, 2024 at 3:22 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 9, 2024 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 27, 2024 at 11:30 AM MDT
- Declared out
- October 2, 2024 at 9:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 12 miles W of Craig, CO
- County
- Moffat County
- State
- Colorado
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 26
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $150,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-COLSD-000137
- IRWIN identifier
- E798FFC9-79AF-49BF-820D-59087946A985
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Craig, 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 February 13, 2025 at 8:45 AM MST. Identifier 2024-COLSD-000137.