2024 Colorado wildfires

An overview of major wildfires in Colorado during the year 2024

2024 Colorado wildfires
The Spruce Creek Fire, which burnt 5,699 acres of land in the San Juan National Forest
Season
← 2023

The 2024 Colorado wildfire season is an ongoing series of wildfires that have been burning throughout the U.S. state of Colorado.

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
Spruce Creek Montezuma 5,699 May 14 May 31 [1]
Rabbit Valley Mesa 1,505 May 17 June 20 [2]
Oak Ridge Pueblo, Custer 1,310 June 22 August 1 [3]
Alexander Mountain Larimer 9,668 July 29 August 17 [4] [5] [6]
Stone Canyon Boulder 1,557 July 30 August 4 [7]
Bucktail Montrose 7,078 August 1 August 21 [8]

See also

  • 2024 Arizona wildfires
  • 2024 Idaho wildfires
  • 2024 New Mexico wildfires
  • 2024 Texas wildfires
  • 2024 Utah wildfires
  • 2024 Wyoming wildfires

References

  1. ^ "2024 Spruce Creek CO". InciWeb. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "Rabbit Valley Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  3. ^ "Oak Ridge Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "Coarf Alexander Mountain Fire Information". Inciweb. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  5. ^ "Coarf Alexander Mtn Fire -". Inciweb. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  6. ^ Krause, David (August 18, 2024). "Alexander Mountain fire fully contained after burning for nearly 3 weeks west of Loveland". The Colorado Sun. Retrieved August 21, 2024.
  7. ^ Willard, Heather. "Stone Canyon Fire: 100% contained, evacuations lifted". KDVR. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  8. ^ "Bucktail Fire". InciWeb. Retrieved August 16, 2024.