Range 153 Fire
The Range 153 Fire was reported on February 25, 2024 in El Paso County, Colorado and burned 2,672 acres. It was declared out on March 5, 2024. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,672 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 25, 2024
- Personnel
- 15
Map
Perimeter mapped February 25, 2024 at 7:22 PM MST, 2,672 acres (remote sensing derived). Point of origin 38.542, -104.797.
The incident
- Size
- 2,672 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 25, 2024 at 1:22 PM MST
- Contained
- March 4, 2024 at 4:30 PM MST
- Controlled
- March 4, 2024 at 6:00 PM MST
- Declared out
- March 5, 2024 at 9:33 AM MST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 10 miles SW of Fountain, CO
- County
- El Paso County
- State
- Colorado
- Protecting agency
- USA
- Land ownership at origin
- DOD
- Personnel assigned
- 15
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-COFCQ-000145
- IRWIN identifier
- 92881BE7-4455-4D49-84FC-9D4EF1E0F596
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Fountain, CO covers the area today.
Nearby
- Fountain, CO11 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Fort Carson, CO14 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Pueblo West, CO14 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Penrose, CO15 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Security-Widefield, CO15 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Stratmoor, CO16 miles north 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 20, 2024 at 9:52 AM MDT. Identifier 2024-COFCQ-000145.