Spruce Creek Fire: Difference between revisions

Browse history interactively

← Previous edit

Content deleted Content added

VisualWikitext

Revision as of 04:37, 3 August 2024 edit Sir MemeGod (talk \| contribs) Extended confirmed users, IP block exemptions 10,537 edits No edit summary Tag: Visual edit ← Previous edit		Latest revision as of 18:13, 19 September 2024 edit undo SounderBruce (talk \| contribs) Autopatrolled, Extended confirmed users, Page movers, New page reviewers, Pending changes reviewers, Rollbackers 109,337 edits m per WP:DIFFUSE, these should be (and are) in subcategories Tag: Rollback
(19 intermediate revisions by 6 users not shown)
Line 1: {{Short description\|2024 wildfire in Colorado}} {{Infobox wildfire\|image=Roosevelt IHC - Spruce Creek Fire 2024.jpg\|caption=~~Smoke~~A ~~column~~member ~~from~~of the ~~fire~~Roosevelt asInteragency ~~seen~~Hotshot onCrew ~~Silver~~at the fire on ~~Lake~~May ~~Road~~19\|date={{Unbulleted list\|{{Start date\|2024\|05\|14}} – \|{{End date\|2024\|05\|31}}}}\|area={{convert\|5699\|acre\|ha sqmi km2\|0}}\|fatalities=0\|injuries=0\|percent_contained=100%\|cause=[[Lightning]]\|year=2024\|season_name=[[2024 Colorado wildfires]]\|season_year=[[2024 Colorado wildfires]]\|is_season=[[2024 Colorado wildfires]]\|season=[[2024 Colorado wildfires]]}}The '''Spruce Creek Fire''' was a wildfire that burned in [[Montezuma County, Colorado\|Montezuma County]], in the [[U.S. state\|U.S. State]] of [[Colorado]]. It was active from May 14 until May 31, 2024, when it was declared 100% contained. It was the first fire of the [[2024 Colorado wildfires\|2024 Colorado wildfire season]], and is currently the 2nd-largest as of August 2. The '''Spruce Creek Fire''' was a wildfire that burned in [[Montezuma County, Colorado\|Montezuma County]], in the [[U.S. state\|U.S. State]] of [[Colorado]]. It was active from May 14-31, 2024, and is considered 100% contained. It was the first fire of the [[2024 Colorado wildfires\|2024 Colorado wildfire season]], and is currently the 2nd-largest as of August 2. == Progression == The fire started on May 14, approximately 11 miles northeast of [[Dolores, Colorado\|Dolores]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2024-05-23 \|title=Spruce Creek fire burns nearly 5,000 acres in southwestern Colorado, sparks air quality alert \|url=https://www.denverpost.com/2024/05/23/spruce-creek-fire-colorado-smoke-air-quality-health/ \|access-date=2024-08-03 \|website=The Denver Post \|language=en-US}}</ref> From then to May 22, the fire rapidly spread, reaching 1,644 and then1,867 acres in coverage by the late hours of May 22.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Schafir \|first=Reuben M. \|title=Firefighters grow Spruce Creek Fire to 1,644 acres \|url=https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/firefighters-grow-spruce-creek-fire-to-1644-acres/ \|access-date=2024-08-03 \|website=Durango Herald \|language=en-US}}</ref> 172 personnel were assigned to the fire.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web \|date=2024-08-03 \|title=Single Publication {{!}} InciWeb \|url=http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-publication/cosjf-2024-spruce-creek-co/spruce-creek-fire-update-05-22-2024 \|access-date=2024-08-03 \|website=inciweb.wildfire.gov \|language=en}}</ref> Firefighters secured northern and western fire perimeters, and protected historic sites threatened by the fire. By May 2423, the fire had ~~rapidly~~reached ~~grown to 5~~4,~~699~~672 acres, ~~it's maximum size.~~<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Petelo \|first=Aiga \|date=2024-0805-0323 \|title=~~Single~~Spruce ~~Publication~~Creek ~~{{!}}~~Fire ~~InciWeb~~grows overnight \|url=~~http~~https://~~inciweb~~www.~~wildfire~~kkco11news.~~gov~~com/~~incident-publication/cosjf-~~2024~~-spruce-creek-co~~/05/23/spruce-creek-fire-~~update~~grows-~~05-22-2024~~overnight/ \|access-date=2024-08-03 \|website=~~inciweb.wildfire.gov~~KKCO11 \|language=en}}</ref> and on May 24, the fire had rapidly grown to 5,699 acres, its maximum size.<ref name=":1"/> Firefighters shifted to containment of the fire on roads, and two aerial ignition teams were put into place to aid with the task.<ref name=":1"/><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2024-0805-0324 \|title=~~Single~~Spruce ~~Publication~~Creek ~~{{!}}~~fire ~~InciWeb~~in southwestern Colorado trapped between 2 forest roads, 38% contained \|url=~~http~~https://~~inciweb~~www.~~wildfire~~denverpost.~~gov~~com/~~incident-publication~~2024/~~cosjf-2024-spruce-creek-co~~05/24/spruce-creek-fire-~~update~~containment-05san-22juan-~~2024~~national-forest/ \|access-date=2024-08-03 \|website=~~inciweb.wildfire.gov~~The Denver Post \|language=en-US}}</ref> On May 25, the fire was declared 43% contained, and the number of personnel responding to the fire, dropped to 168.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web \|date=2024-08-03 \|title=Single Publication {{!}} InciWeb \|url=http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-publication/cosjf-2024-spruce-creek-co/spruce-creek-fire-update-05-25-2024 \|access-date=2024-08-03 \|website=inciweb.wildfire.gov \|language=en}}</ref> A [[bulldozer]] was dispatched to repair roads damaged on covered as a result of the fire.<ref name=":2" /> Fire activity began to slow down on May 26, and containment on the fires jumped to 63%. The bulldozer that was dispatched the day prior cleared roads in the Haycamp Mesa area.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web \|date=2024-08-03 \|title=Single Publication {{!}} InciWeb \|url=http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-publication/cosjf-2024-spruce-creek-co/spruce-creek-fire-update-05-26-2024 \|access-date=2024-08-03 \|website=inciweb.wildfire.gov \|language=en}}</ref> By May 27, the fire was 73% contained and fire crews patrolled the fire's outer perimeter, to contain it within its footprint.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web \|date=2024-08-03 \|title=Single Publication {{!}} InciWeb \|url=http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-publication/cosjf-2024-spruce-creek-co/spruce-creek-fire-update-05-27-2024 \|access-date=2024-08-03 \|website=inciweb.wildfire.gov \|language=en}}</ref> Firefighters were able to contain 83% of the fire by May 28, and the area was reopened to the public.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web \|date=2024-08-03 \|title=Single Publication {{!}} InciWeb \|url=http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-publication/cosjf-2024-spruce-creek-co/spruce-creek-fire-update-05-28-2024 \|access-date=2024-08-03 \|website=inciweb.wildfire.gov \|language=en}}</ref> The fire was then transferred back into the hands of the [[San Juan National Forest]] services, and the fire was deemed 100% contained by May 31.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Times-News \|first=Hendersonville \|title=Spruce Creek - Wildfire and Smoke Map \|url=https://data.blueridgenow.com/fires/spruce-creek/51fdf3ad-619f-4bc6-826f-a13dcb2f88ee/ \|access-date=2024-08-03 \|website=Hendersonville Times-News \|language=en}}</ref> == Growth and containment table == {\| class="wikitable" style="text-align: right;" !Date !Area burned !Personnel !Containment \|- \| style="text-align: left;" \|May 22<ref name=":1"/> \|{{convert\|1867\|acre\|km2\|0\|abbr=on}} \|172 \| style="text-align: left;" \|{{percentile\|0\|width=80\|height=15\|text-size=10\|progress-done-colour=grey\|progress-tbd-colour=red\|text-colour=white}} \|- \| style="text-align: left;" \|May 24<ref name=":1" /> \|{{convert\|5699\|acre\|km2\|0\|abbr=on}} \|172 \| style="text-align: left;" \|{{percentile\|0\|width=400\|height=15\|text-size=10\|progress-done-colour=grey\|progress-tbd-colour=red\|text-colour=white}} \|- \| style="text-align: left;" \|May 25<ref name=":2" /> \|{{convert\|5699\|acre\|km2\|0\|abbr=on}} \|168 \| style="text-align: left;" \|{{percentile\|43\|width=400\|height=15\|text-size=10\|progress-done-colour=grey\|progress-tbd-colour=red\|text-colour=white}} \|- \| style="text-align: left;" \|May 26<ref name=":3" /> \|{{convert\|5699\|acre\|km2\|0\|abbr=on}} \|173 \| style="text-align: left;" \|{{percentile\|63\|width=400\|height=15\|text-size=10\|progress-done-colour=grey\|progress-tbd-colour=red\|text-colour=white}} \|- \| style="text-align: left;" \|May 27<ref name=":4" /> \|{{convert\|5699\|acre\|km2\|0\|abbr=on}} \|167 \| style="text-align: left;" \|{{percentile\|73\|width=400\|height=15\|text-size=10\|progress-done-colour=grey\|progress-tbd-colour=red\|text-colour=white}} \|- \| style="text-align: left;" \|May 28<ref name=":5" /> \|{{convert\|5699\|acre\|km2\|0\|abbr=on}} \|146 \| style="text-align: left;" \|{{percentile\|83\|width=400\|height=15\|text-size=10\|progress-done-colour=grey\|progress-tbd-colour=red\|text-colour=white}} \|- \| style="text-align: left;" \|May 29 \|{{convert\|5699\|acre\|km2\|0\|abbr=on}} \|Unknown \| style="text-align: left;" \|{{percentile\|83\|width=400\|height=15\|text-size=10\|progress-done-colour=grey\|progress-tbd-colour=red\|text-colour=white}} \|- \| style="text-align: left;" \|May 30 \|{{convert\|5699\|acre\|km2\|0\|abbr=on}} \|Unknown \| style="text-align: left;" \|{{percentile\|83\|width=400\|height=15\|text-size=10\|progress-done-colour=grey\|progress-tbd-colour=red\|text-colour=white}} \|- \| style="text-align: left;" \|May 31 \|{{convert\|5699\|acre\|km2\|0\|abbr=on}} \|Unknown \| style="text-align: left;" \|{{percentile\|100\|width=400\|height=15\|text-size=10\|progress-done-colour=grey\|progress-tbd-colour=red\|text-colour=white}} \|} == References == <references />{{2024 wildfires}} [[Category:2024 wildfires in the United States]] ~~On May 25~~ [[Category:2024 wildfires]] [[Category:July 2024 events in the United States]] [[Category:Montezuma County, Colorado]] [[Category:Wildfires in Colorado]]