2021 Colorado wildfires

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2021 Colorado wildfires
Statistics
Total fires337
Total area42,202 acres (17,079 ha)
Impacts
Deaths4[1][2]
Non-fatal injuries6
Structures destroyed1,102
Damage>$513 million (2021 USD)[2]
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The 2021 Colorado wildfire season was a series of wildfires that burned throughout the U.S. state of Colorado. According to the National Interagency Fire Center, as of July 1, 2021, at least 32,860 acres (13,300 ha) of land had burned in at least 337 wildland fires across the state.[3][4] Hundreds of homes were burned, and the cities of Louisville and Superior were evacuated, during the Boulder County fires in late December.[5]

List of wildfires

The following is a list of fires that burned more than 1,000 acres (400 ha) or produced significant structural damage or casualties.

Name County Acres Start date Containment date Notes Ref
Fort Lyon Bent 1,433 January 15 January 16 [6]
Oil Springs Rio Blanco 12,613 June 18 July 10 Lightning-caused [7]
West Moffat, Sweetwater (WY) 3,429 June 20 July 1 Lightning-caused [8]
Muddy Slide Routt 4,093 June 20 September 14 Lightning-caused; 18 structures destroyed [9][10]
Sylvan Eagle 3,792 June 20 October 14 Lightning-caused [11][12]
Morgan Creek Routt 7,586 July 10 October 14 Lightning-caused [13]
Bijou Morgan 3,083 August 27 August 28 Lightning-caused [14]
Kruger Rock Larimer 147 November 16 November 20 Sparked by winds blowing a tree onto a nearby powerline; 1 firefighter fatality [15][1]
Marshall Fire Boulder 6,026 December 30 January 1, 2022 Unknown cause; 1,084 structures destroyed; 149 structures damaged; 1 fatality; 6 injuries [16][2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Blumhardt, Miles (November 22, 2021). "Firefighter pilot Marc Thor Olson remembered: 'He was like the godfather of the fire pilots'". Coloradoan. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Oravetz, Janet (January 11, 2022). "Donation center opens for those impacted by Marshall Fire". KUSA. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  3. ^ "National Year-to-Date Report on Fires and Acres Burned" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  4. ^ Sneeringer, Breanna (June 24, 2021). "UPDATE: Six wildfires burn around Colorado, scorching nearly 25,000 acres". Out There Colorado. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  5. ^ "Colorado wildfires force evacuations as hundreds of homes burn". belfasttelegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  6. ^ "Ft. Lyons Fire near Ft. Lyons, Colorado - Current Incident Information and Wildfire Map | Fire, Weather & Avalanche Center". FireWeatherAvalanche.org. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  7. ^ "Oil Springs Fire Information". InciWeb. June 25, 2021.
  8. ^ "West Fire Information". InciWeb. June 25, 2021.
  9. ^ "Muddy Slide Fire Information". InciWeb. June 25, 2021.
  10. ^ "National Interagency Coordination Center Incident Management Situation Report Wednesday, September 15, 2021– 0730 MDT National Preparedness Level 5" (PDF). nifc.gov. September 15, 2021. Retrieved September 15, 2021.
  11. ^ "Sylvan Fire Information". InciWeb. June 25, 2021.
  12. ^ "National Interagency Coordination Center Incident Management Situation Report Friday, October 15, 2021– 0730 MDT National Preparedness Level 2" (PDF). nifc.gov. October 15, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  13. ^ "Morgan Creek Fire Information". InciWeb. July 10, 2021.
  14. ^ Lynn, Nate (August 28, 2021). "Large grass fire near Wiggins declared out". KUSA. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
  15. ^ "Kruger Rock Fire Information". InciWeb. December 1, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  16. ^ "WATCH LIVE: Entire towns of Superior and Louisville ordered to evacuate due to multiple grass fires". KUSA (TV). December 30, 2021. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
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