Wildfire in La Plata County, Colorado

Wildfire July 1, 2002 – July 17, 2002 · La Plata County, Colorado

$8.0M

Damage as recorded

The wider storm

The Missionary Ridge fire began in early June (see the June 2002 Storm Data publication) and was contained on July 17th . The fire destroyed approximately 50 homes and 22 other structures. The fire consumed over 70,000 acres. The cost of fighting the fire exceeded 40 million dollars.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5311502. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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