Wildfire — Lower Yampa River Basin, Colorado

2025-06-29 · Lower Yampa River Basin, Colorado

Event narrative

The Spencer Fire started in late June due to a human caused incident in which a vehicle fire quickly spread about 2 miles west-southwest of Blue Mountain, Colorado. The fire grew to 237 acres before it was contained 6 hours later on the same day.

Wider weather episode

The Spencer Fire started in late June due to a human caused incident in which a vehicle fire quickly spread about 2 miles west-southwest of Blue Mountain, Colorado.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1274975. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.