2021 Colorado wildfires

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]

2021 Colorado wildfires
Statistics
Total fires	337
Total area	42,202 acres (17,079 ha)
Impacts
Deaths	4[1][2]
Non-fatal injuries	6
Structures destroyed	1,102
Damage	>$513 million (2021 USD)[2]
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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

• Colorado State Forest Service
• List of Colorado wildfires

References

1. 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. 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.