Rio Blanco County, Colorado · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
3,024 acres Jul 24, 7:01 PM
|
3,042 acres
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
+18 acres
was 3,024 acres · Jul 24, 7:01 PM
|
+18 acres
in 24 days
|
| Containment |
95% Jul 28, 5:00 PM
|
100%
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
+5 percent
was 95% · Jul 28, 5:00 PM
|
+5 percent
in 20 days
|
| Crew size |
154 Jul 27, 6:00 PM
|
42
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
−112
was 154 · Jul 27, 6:00 PM
|
−112
in 21 days
|
| Money spent |
$2.0M Jul 27, 6:00 PM
|
$2.2M
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
+$170,000
was $2.0M · Jul 27, 6:00 PM
|
+$170,000
in 21 days
|
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The Keystone Fire is a wildfire near Rio Blanco County, Colorado. It has burned about 3,042 acres (about 2,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 4 weeks ago. About 42 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.
The size and containment above are current as of Tuesday, August 11th at 6:00 p.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.
This Afternoon
92°F · Partly Sunny
Wind 10 mph NW · 6% chance of rain
Tonight
61°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 0 to 10 mph ESE · 6% chance of rain
Wednesday
88°F · Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 0 to 10 mph SW · 34% chance of rain
Wednesday Night
58°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 0 to 10 mph SE · 41% chance of rain
Thursday
81°F · Partly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
Wind 0 to 15 mph S · 67% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Tuesday, August 11th at 6:02 p.m. CDT.
About 42 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $2 million has been spent on it so far.
The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.
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No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.
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