Wildhorse 5 Fire
The Wildhorse 5 Fire was reported on September 29, 2024 in Weld County, Colorado and burned 1,200 acres. It was declared out on October 3, 2024. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,200 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 29, 2024
Map
Perimeter mapped October 17, 2024 at 3:08 PM MDT, 1,192 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 40.685, -104.465.
The incident
- Size
- 1,200 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 29, 2024 at 3:02 PM MDT
- Contained
- October 2, 2024 at 2:30 PM MDT
- Controlled
- October 3, 2024 at 3:40 PM MDT
- Declared out
- October 3, 2024 at 3:45 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 10 miles Northwest of Briggsdale CO, near the Breakers Draw shooting range
- County
- Weld County
- State
- Colorado
- Nearest city reported
- Briggsdale
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $50,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-COARF-000944
- IRWIN identifier
- A4A04485-6207-4E48-BF3F-36881CA0EA47
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Pierce, 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 October 17, 2024 at 3:08 PM MDT. Identifier 2024-COARF-000944.