Oak Ridge Fire
The Oak Ridge Fire was reported on June 22, 2024 in Pueblo County, Colorado and burned 1,310 acres. It was declared out on September 4, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,310 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 22, 2024
- Personnel
- 2
Map
Perimeter mapped December 11, 2024 at 2:33 PM MST, 1,310 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 38.089, -105.039.
The incident
- Size
- 1,310 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 22, 2024 at 8:59 AM MDT
- Contained
- August 1, 2024 at 4:26 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 6, 2024 at 11:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- September 4, 2024 at 3:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 3 Miles NW of Beulah, CO
- County
- Pueblo County
- State
- Colorado
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 2
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 5 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $17,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-COPSF-000779
- IRWIN identifier
- 539D6933-5FD7-4D2F-9F93-A0193BAD2830
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from June 24, 2024 (275 acres) to December 11, 2024 (1,310 acres). The largest one-day growth was 513 acres, mapped June 25, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| June 24, 2024 | 275 | |
| June 25, 2024 | 789 | +514 |
| June 26, 2024 | 1,008 | +219 |
| June 27, 2024 | 1,071 | +63 |
| June 28, 2024 | 1,147 | +76 |
| June 29, 2024 | 1,190 | +43 |
| June 30, 2024 | 1,190 | 0 |
| July 2, 2024 | 1,191 | +1 |
| July 4, 2024 | 1,193 | +2 |
| July 6, 2024 | 1,240 | +47 |
| July 7, 2024 | 1,240 | 0 |
| December 11, 2024 | 1,310 | +70 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Beulah Valley, CO covers the area today.
Nearby
- Beulah Valley, CO4 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Colorado City, CO15 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Florence, CO21 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Penrose, CO23 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Pueblo West, CO25 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Lincoln Park, CO25 miles northwest 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 July 31, 2026 at 5:07 PM MDT. Identifier 2024-COPSF-000779.