Rio Blanco County, Colorado · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size | — |
1,580 acres
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
|
— |
| Containment |
95% Jul 25, 8:00 AM
|
100%
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
+5 percent
was 95% · Jul 25, 8:00 AM
|
+5 percent
in 23 days
|
| Crew size |
38 Jul 25, 8:00 AM
|
3
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
−35
was 38 · Jul 25, 8:00 AM
|
−35
in 23 days
|
| Money spent |
$4.2M Jul 22, 3:00 PM
|
$4.3M
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
+$146,000
was $4.2M · Jul 22, 3:00 PM
|
+$146,000
in 26 days
|
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The P-L Gulch Fire is a wildfire near Rio Blanco County, Colorado. It has burned about 1,580 acres (about 1,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 5 weeks ago. About 3 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.
The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, August 8th 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
93°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 5 to 15 mph WSW · 5% chance of rain
Tonight
65°F · Mostly Cloudy
Wind 5 to 15 mph SE · 6% chance of rain
Sunday
90°F · Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 to 10 mph W · 21% chance of rain
Sunday Night
63°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy
Wind 5 to 10 mph SSE · 11% chance of rain
Monday
90°F · Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 to 10 mph WSW · 29% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, August 8th at 9:01 a.m. CDT.
About 3 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $4 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:
No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.
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