Moffat County, Colorado · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
1,100 acres Jul 21, 8:00 AM
|
1,055 acres
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
−45 acres
was 1,100 acres · Jul 21, 8:00 AM
|
−45 acres
in 27 days
|
| Containment |
95% Jul 27, 6:00 PM
|
100%
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
+5 percent
was 95% · Jul 27, 6:00 PM
|
+5 percent
in 21 days
|
| Crew size | — | — | — |
| Money spent |
$201,060 Jul 27, 6:00 PM
|
$221,000
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
+$19,940
was $201,060 · Jul 27, 6:00 PM
|
+$19,940
in 21 days
|
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The Big Gulch Fire is a wildfire near Moffat County, Colorado. It has burned about 1,055 acres (about 799 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 4 weeks ago. A Type 4 IC is running it.
The size and containment above are current as of Wednesday, August 5th 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
86°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 0 to 15 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Tonight
47°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 0 to 10 mph N · 0% chance of rain
Thursday
91°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 5 to 15 mph SSE · 0% chance of rain
Thursday Night
50°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 5 to 15 mph NE · 0% chance of rain
Friday
93°F · Sunny
Wind 5 to 10 mph WSW · 0% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Wednesday, August 5th at 12:02 p.m. CDT.
A Type 4 IC is running this fire. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $221,000 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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