Routt County, Colorado · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
313 acres Jul 22, 6:00 PM
|
309 acres
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
−4 acres
was 313 acres · Jul 22, 6:00 PM
|
−4 acres
in 26 days
|
| Containment |
97% Jul 27, 6:00 PM
|
100%
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
+3 percent
was 97% · Jul 27, 6:00 PM
|
+3 percent
in 21 days
|
| Crew size |
219 Jul 24, 4:00 PM
|
175
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
−44
was 219 · Jul 24, 4:00 PM
|
−44
in 24 days
|
| Money spent |
$9.4M Jul 24, 4:00 PM
|
$9.7M
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
+$275,645
was $9.4M · Jul 24, 4:00 PM
|
+$275,645
in 24 days
|
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The Fishhook Fire is a wildfire near Routt County, Colorado. It has burned about 309 acres (about 234 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 5 weeks ago. About 175 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC. We're also tracking 1 other active fire within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 17th at 9:00 a.m. CDT.
Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.
A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.
Today
75°F · Sunny
Wind 5 to 10 mph WSW · 1% chance of rain
Tonight
49°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 5 to 10 mph SSE · 1% chance of rain
Tuesday
75°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 5 to 15 mph SW · 8% chance of rain
Tuesday Night
48°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 to 15 mph S · 38% chance of rain
Wednesday
74°F · Chance Rain Showers then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 to 15 mph SSW · 26% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 17th at 9:03 a.m. CDT.
About 175 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 5 Incident. About $10 million has been spent on it so far.
The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.
We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:
Within about 75 miles we're tracking 1 other active fire, closest first:
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