| 2024 Colorado wildfires | |
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 The Spruce Creek Fire, which burnt 5,699 acres of land in the San Juan National Forest | |
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The 2024 Colorado wildfire season was a series of wildfires that burned in the U.S. state of Colorado during 2024.
| 2024 Colorado wildfires | |
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| The Spruce Creek Fire, which burnt 5,699 acres of land in the San Juan National Forest | |
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← 2023 |
The 2024 Colorado wildfire season was a series of wildfires that burned in the U.S. state of Colorado during 2024.
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 |
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| Range 153 | El Paso | 1,816 | February 25 | March 5 | [1] | |
| Range 135 | El Paso | 7,744 | February 29 | March 5 | [2] | |
| Boggsville | Bent | 1,062 | March 2 | March 18 | [3] | |
| Range 127 | El Paso | 1,132 | April 15 | May 13 | [4] | |
| Spruce Creek | Montezuma | 5,699 | May 14 | May 31 | [5] | |
| Rabbit Valley | Mesa | 1,505 | May 17 | June 20 | ||
| Oak Ridge | Pueblo, Custer | 1,310 | June 22 | August 1 | ||
| 104 | Weld | 1,782 | July 28 | July 31 | [6] | |
| Alexander Mountain | Larimer | 9,668 | July 29 | August 17 | [7] [8] [9] | |
| Stone Canyon | Boulder | 1,557 | July 30 | August 4 | [10] | |
| Bucktail | Montrose | 7,078 | August 1 | August 21 | [11] | |
| Big Gulch | Moffat | 1,164 | August 7 | August 9 | [12] | |
| Wildhorse 5 | Weld | 1,204 | September 29 | October 2 |
In the summer of 2013, there were several major wildfires in Colorado in the United States. During June and July, record high temperatures and dry conditions fueled the fires all across the state. By July 24, 570 structures had been destroyed and 2 people died. Below is a list of the major fires of the year.
In 2016, a total of 7,349 fires had burned an area 669,534 acres (2,709.51 km2) in California, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
The Mendocino Complex Fire was a large complex of wildfires that burned in northern California for more than three months in 2018. It consisted of two wildfires, the River Fire and Ranch Fire, which burned in Mendocino, Lake, Colusa, and Glenn Counties in California, with the Ranch Fire being California's single-largest recorded wildfire at the time until the August Complex fire in 2020. The Ranch Fire burned eight miles northeast of Ukiah, and the River Fire burned six miles north of Hopland, to the south of the larger Ranch Fire. First reported on July 27, 2018, both fires burned a combined total of 459,123 acres (1,858 km2), before they were collectively 100% contained on September 18, though hotspots persisted until the complex was fully brought under control on January 4, 2019. The Ranch Fire alone burned 410,203 acres (1,660 km2), making it the largest wildfire in modern California history at the time until the August Complex fire that occurred in 2020. The Ranch Fire also surpassed the size of the 315,577-acre Rush Fire, which burned across California and Nevada, as well as the Santiago Canyon Fire of 1889, which was previously believed to have been California's all-time largest wildfire.
2020 was a record-setting year for wildfires in California. Over the course of the year, 8,648 fires burned 4,304,379 acres (1,741,920 ha), more than four percent of the state's roughly 100 million acres of land, making 2020 the largest wildfire season recorded in California's modern history. However, it is roughly equivalent to the pre-1800 levels which averaged around 4.4 million acres yearly and up to 12 million in peak years. California's August Complex fire has been described as the first "gigafire", burning over 1 million acres across seven counties, an area larger than the state of Rhode Island. The fires destroyed over 10,000 structures and cost over $12.079 billion in damages, including over $10 billion in property damage and $2.079 billion in fire suppression costs. The intensity of the fire season has been attributed to a combination of more than a century of poor forest management and higher temperatures resulting from climate change.
The 2020 Colorado wildfire season was a series of significant wildfires that burned throughout the U.S. state of Colorado as part of the 2020 Western United States wildfire season. With a total of 665,454 acres (269,300 ha) burned, and the 3 largest fires in state history, it is Colorado's largest wildfire season on record.
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Wildfires across the US state of Arizona burned 524,428 acres (212,228 ha) of land in at least 1,773 fires, fueled in part by a drought, hot temperatures, and thunderstorms producing dry lightning. At one point in late June, over 20 active wildfires were burning across the state.
The 2021 New Mexico wildfire season began in February 7, 2021. As of July 7, there have been at least 363 fires across the state that have burned at least 121,277 acres (49,079 ha).
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The 2024 Texas wildfires was a series of wildfires that burned throughout the U.S. state of Texas during 2024.
This is a list of wildfires across the United States during 2024, that have burned more than 1,000 acres, produced significant structural damage or casualties, or otherwise been notable. Acreage and containment figures may not be up to date.
The 2024 Oklahoma wildfire season was a series of notable wildfires that burned throughout the U.S. state of Oklahoma during 2024.
The 2024 Oregon wildfire season was a series of wildfires that burned throughout the U.S. state of Oregon.
The 2024 Utah wildfire season was a series of wildfires that burned throughout the U.S. state of Utah during 2024.
The 2024 Wyoming wildfire season was a series of wildfires that burned throughout the U.S. state of Wyoming during 2024.
The 2024 Nevada wildfire season was a series of wildfires that burned throughout the U.S. state of Nevada during 2024.
The 2024 Idaho wildfire season was a series of notable wildfires that burned throughout the U.S. state of Idaho during 2024.
The Spruce Creek Fire was a wildfire that burned in Montezuma County, in the U.S. State of Colorado. It was active from May 14 until May 31, 2024, when it was declared 100% contained. It was the first fire of the 2024 Colorado wildfire season, and is currently the 2nd-largest as of August 2.
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