Flash Flood Matrix for Colorado's Burn Scars

Welcome to the Colorado Burn Scar Flood matrix. A matrix designed to provide information on risk for flash floods on Colorado's burn scars throughout the summer months.

Tabs have been created for each burn scar of concern across the state providing more information about them and historical information on the wildfire and subsequent burn scar.

Daily Flash Flood Threat Matrix

Burn Scar Zoomable Map

Cameron Peak Burn Scar
Larimer County

Fire Perimeter Map

East Troublesome Burn Scar
Grand & Larimer Counties

Summary:

Fire Perimeter Map

Alexander Mountain Burn Scar
Larimer County

Start Date	July 29, 2024
Contained Date	August 17, 2024
Acres Burned	9668
Summary: The Alexander Mountain Fire started on Monday, July 29, 2024, north of US Highway 34 and west of Loveland, Colorado. Evacuations and road closures were in effect for several days. A total of 28 homes and 21 outbuildings lost in the fire. Final acreage of the fire has been mapped at 9,668 acres. US Highway 34 between Loveland and Estes Park fully reopened on August 8, 2024. All evacuation orders were lifted as of 10:48 a.m. on August 12, exactly two weeks from the time the Alexander Mountain Fire was first reported to dispatch.

Fire Perimeter Map

Decker Burn Scar
Chaffee/Fremont/Sagauche Counties

Fire Perimeter Map

Oak Ridge Burn Scar
Pueblo County

Fire Perimeter Map