Lake County, Colorado · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
7,533 acres Aug 8, 6:00 PM
|
7,534 acres
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
+1 acres
was 7,533 acres · Aug 8, 6:00 PM
|
+1 acres
in 7 days
|
| Containment |
66% Jul 31, 6:00 PM
|
67%
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
+1 percent
was 66% · Jul 31, 6:00 PM
|
+1 percent
in 15 days
|
| Crew size |
24 Aug 13, 6:00 PM
|
20
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
−4
was 24 · Aug 13, 6:00 PM
|
−4
in 2 days
|
| Money spent |
$35.9M Aug 8, 6:00 PM
|
$36.6M
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
+$699,035
was $35.9M · Aug 8, 6:00 PM
|
+$699,035
in 7 days
|
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The Willow Fire is a wildfire near Lake County, Colorado. It has burned about 7,534 acres (about 6,000 football fields). Crews have boxed in 67% of its edge; the other 33% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. About 20 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 Sunday, August 16th at 5:00 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.
Overnight
36°F · Mostly Clear
Wind 5 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Sunday
56°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 5 to 10 mph WNW · 6% chance of rain
Sunday Night
37°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 5 to 10 mph SW · 3% chance of rain
Monday
57°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 5 to 10 mph W · 4% chance of rain
Monday Night
38°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 5 to 10 mph W · 0% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, August 16th at 5:01 a.m. CDT.
About 20 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $37 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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