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Шаблон:Infobox wildfire Шаблон:2020 Western United States wildfire season 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 Шаблон:Convert burned, and the 3 largest fires in state history, it is Colorado's largest wildfire season on record.[1]

During this season, the Cameron Peak Fire burned 208,913 acres, making it the largest wildfire recorded in the state of Colorado after it surpassed the Pine Gulch Fire, which earned the title seven weeks prior.[2][3] Also surpassing the Pine Gulch Fire in size was the East Troublesome Fire, which, when fully contained on November 30, had burned a total of 193,812 acres. In total, the suppression costs for the fires during the 2020 season amounted to at least $266 million (2020 USD). Throughout the year thousands of people were forced to evacuate, including the whole town of Estes Park during the East Troublesome fire. Air quality was poor as well through much of the fire season, especially during the Cameron Peak and East Troublesome fires. [4]

List of wildfires

The following is a list of fires that burned more than Шаблон:Convert, or produced significant structural damage or casualties.

Name County Acres Start date Containment date Notes Ref
Bent Fort Otero Шаблон:Yes2 April 11 April 13 Human-caused. [4][5]
PCMS Complex Las Animas Шаблон:Yes2 May 16 May 21 Unknown cause. [4][6]
Villegreen Las Animas Шаблон:Yes2 May 18 May 18 Human-caused. [4][7]
Cherry Canyon Las Animas Шаблон:Yes2 May 20 May 27 Caused by lightning. [4][8]
Bent Canyon Las Animas Шаблон:Yes2 June 4 June 11 Caused by lightning. [4][9]
Barela Las Animas Шаблон:Yes2 June 5 June 5 Caused by lightning. [4][10]
Sieber Mesa Шаблон:Yes2 June 5 June 9 Unknown cause. [4][11]
Deer Canyon Las Animas Шаблон:Yes2 June 6 June 20 Caused by lightning. [4][12]
Fawn Creek Rio Blanco Шаблон:Yes2 July 13 July 23 Caused by lightning. [4][13]
East Canyon La Plata, Montezuma Шаблон:Yes2 June 14 June 27 Caused by lightning. [4][14]
County Road T Kiowa Шаблон:Yes2 June 15 June 16 Human-caused. [4][15]
Prowers Prowers Шаблон:Yes2 June 17 June 17 Human-caused. [4][16]
Streeter Moffat Шаблон:Yes2 July 7 July 27 Human-caused. [4][17]
Sunday Weld Шаблон:Yes2 July 19 July 19 Unknown cause. [4]
Pine Gulch Mesa, Garfield Шаблон:Yes2 July 31 September 22 Caused by lightning. It was the largest wildfire in Colorado history until it was surpassed by the Cameron Peak Fire seven weeks later. 6 structures destroyed [4][3]
Grizzly Creek Garfield, Eagle Шаблон:Yes2 August 10 December 18 Human-caused. 3 structures destroyed. [4][18]
Cameron Peak Larimer Шаблон:Yes2 August 13 December 2 Unknown cause. It is the largest wildfire in Colorado history. 469 structures destroyed, 8 structures damaged. [4][19][20]
Williams Fork Grand Шаблон:Yes2 August 14 November 15 Human-caused. [4][21]
Deter-Winters Adams Шаблон:Yes2 August 19 August 19 Unknown cause. [4][22]
Shamrock Adams Шаблон:Yes2 August 19 August 19 Unknown cause. [4][23]
East Fork Las Animas Шаблон:Yes2 August 22 September 24 Caused by lightning. Burned in two state wildlife areas. [4][24]
Middle Fork Routt, Jackson Шаблон:Yes2 September 6 November 17 Caused by lightning. [4][25]
Mullen Jackson, Carbon (WY), Albany (WY) Шаблон:Yes2 September 17 December 3 Unknown cause. The fire started in Wyoming, and crossed into Colorado on September 30. Sixty-six structures destroyed. [4][26][27]
East Troublesome Grand, Larimer Шаблон:Yes2 October 14 November 30 Unknown cause, 580 structures destroyed, 2 fatalities.[28] As it underwent an explosive burst of growth on October 21, the fire created a huge pyrocumulonimbus cloud that rose to about Шаблон:Convert.[29] [4][30]
Calwood Boulder Шаблон:Yes2 October 17 November 19 Unknown cause, 28 structures destroyed. [4][31]
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See also

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