Montezuma County, Colorado · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size | — |
64,881 acres
Aug 17, 11:00 AM
|
— |
| Containment |
97% Aug 6, 3:00 PM
|
100%
Aug 17, 11:00 AM
+3 percent
was 97% · Aug 6, 3:00 PM
|
+3 percent
in 11 days
|
| Crew size |
46 Aug 6, 3:00 PM
|
20
Aug 17, 11:00 AM
−26
was 46 · Aug 6, 3:00 PM
|
−26
in 11 days
|
| Money spent |
$43.6M Aug 6, 3:00 PM
|
$44.5M
Aug 17, 11:00 AM
+$853,000
was $43.6M · Aug 6, 3:00 PM
|
+$853,000
in 11 days
|
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The Ferris Fire is a wildfire near Montezuma County, Colorado. It has burned about 64,881 acres (about 49,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. About 20 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC. We're also tracking 2 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 17th at 11:00 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
85°F · Sunny
Wind 5 to 10 mph SW · 2% chance of rain
Tonight
61°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 5 to 10 mph ENE · 0% chance of rain
Tuesday
86°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 5 to 15 mph SSW · 0% chance of rain
Tuesday Night
63°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 5 to 10 mph SE · 0% chance of rain
Wednesday
87°F · Sunny
Wind 5 to 10 mph SW · 6% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 17th at 11:01 a.m. CDT.
About 20 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 5 Incident. About $45 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 2 other active fires, closest first:
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