
A cold front will sweep eastward today accompanied by strong to severe thunderstorms for the mid-Atlantic and Northeast today. In the wake of this cold front, autumn like temperatures and gusty winds from the Plains, Mississippi Valley, Great Lakes to most of the eastern seaboard. Fire weather conditions for lower Mississippi Valley into portions of California. For Guam, a typhoon is approaching. Read More >
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LARGEST COLORADO WILDFIRES |
MOST DESTRUCTIVE COLORADO WILDFIRES |
MOST FATAL COLORADO WILDFIRES |
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| Fire | Year | Size (acres) | Fire | Year | Structures Destroyed | Fire | Year | Fatalities |
| Cameron Peak | 2020 | 208,913 | Marshall | 2021 | 1,084 | South Canyon | 1994 | 14 |
| East Troublesome | 2020 | 193,812 | Hayman | 2002 | 600 | Cheyenne Mountain | 1950 | 9 |
| Pine Gulch | 2020 | 139,007 | East Troublesome | 2020 | 580 | Hayman | 2002 | 5 |
| Hayman | 2002 | 137,007 | Black Forest | 2013 | 511 | Battlement Creek | 1976 | 4 |
| West Fork Complex | 2013 | 110,405 | Cameron Peak | 2020 | 461 | Big Elk | 2002 | 3 |
Timeline of Notable Colorado Wildfires
The timeline below is not comprehensive, and some 1,000+ acre fires have been omitted. A comprehensive database of national wildfire incidents can be found via the NIFC Open Data portal. If you believe to have found a mistake in the information below, please contact bruno.rodriguez@noaa.gov.
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