Wildfire — Garfield, Colorado

2002-08-01 to 2002-08-02 · near Carbondale, Garfield, Colorado

Wider weather episode

The Panorama fire was ignited the end of July by a construction crew sawing through rebar. Four homes and two other structures were destroyed in the Spring Creek Reservoir area. More than 300 people were evacuated from over 200 homes in five subdivisions. A total of 1700 acres of mixed timber and brush were consumed by the fire. The fire was contained on the 2nd of August. The cost of fighting the fire was 400 thousand dollars.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5317970. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.