Wildfire in Rio Grande County, Colorado

Wildfire June 19, 2002 – June 30, 2002 · Rio Grande County, Colorado

$11.0M

Damage as recorded

The wider storm

The Million Fire started in a rolled up section of illegally dumped sod. It is not known for sure whether the sod spontaneously combusted or was set on fire by a human. The fire spread rapidly with dry conditions and high winds. The 9300 acre fire totally destroyed 11 high end residences. Six residences were heavily damaged, and 2 outbuildings were destroyed. The fire was contained on July 4th. It cost nearly 3 1/2 million dollars to fight the fire.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5300465. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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