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Damage. >$2 billion [2] The Marshall Fire was a destructive wildfire and urban conflagration that started on December 30, 2021, shortly after 11:00 a.m. MST, [3] as a grass fire in Boulder County, Colorado. [4] The fire killed two people and destroyed more than 991 structures to become the most destructive fire in Colorado history. [5]
The 2020 Colorado wildfire season was a series of significant wildfires that burned throughout the U.S. state of Colorado as part of the 2020 Western United States wildfire season. With a total of 665,454 acres (269,300 ha) burned, and the 3 largest fires in state history, it is Colorado's largest wildfire season on record.
Ref. Marshall Fire. Boulder. 6,200. December 30, 2021. January 1, 2022. Unknown cause. Killed two and destroyed 1,084 structures, becoming the most destructive fire in Colorado history. Started in 2021 but was contained in 2022.
The Colorado State Forest Service was established by the Colorado General Assembly in 1955 and oversees response to wildfires in Colorado. [ not verified in body ] Part of the 2002 Colorado wildfires that burned nearly 360,000 acres, the Hayman Fire , was the largest wildfire in Colorado state history for nearly 20 years [ 4 ] [ 5 ] until the ...
The 2021 Colorado wildfire season was a series of wildfires that burned throughout the U.S. state of Colorado.According to the National Interagency Fire Center, as of July 1, 2021, at least 32,860 acres (13,300 ha) of land had burned in at least 337 wildland fires across the state.
"The situation is real but it also needs to be put into context so that the reputation of an entire city of over 400,000 residents is not adversely impacted by what has occurred in several ...
The 2020 East Troublesome Fire was a massive and destructive wildfire, and the second-largest in the history of the U.S. state of Colorado.Named for the East Fork of Troublesome Creek, close to the fire's point of origin in the Arapaho National Forest, the fire burned 193,812 acres (78,433 ha) between its ignition on October 14, 2020, and its containment on November 30.
The largest of the Colorado fires, west of Loveland, grew to 14.9 square miles (38.5 square kilometers) after previously burning 49 homes and other structures. Its cause is under investigation. Scientists say extreme wildfires are becoming more common and destructive in the U.S. West and other parts of the world as climate change warms the ...