Grizzly Creek Fire

Grizzly Creek Fire
Location	East of Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Coordinates	39°33′37″N 107°17′36″W
Statistics
Date(s)	August 10, 2020–Present
Burned area	25,690 acres (104 km2)
Cause	Unknown
Buildings destroyed	0
Deaths	0
Non-fatal injuries	0
Map
	The fires location in Western Colorado

The Grizzly Creek Fire is a wildfire burning near Glenwood Springs, Colorado in the United States. The fire, which started on August 10, 2020, has so far burned a total of 25,690 acres (10,396 ha) and is 0% contained as of August 17, 2020.[1]

Events

August

The Pine Gulch Fire was reported at approximately 10:38 am on August 10, 2020.[1][2]

On August 14, just 4 days after the fire had been first reported, it had already burned 13,441 acres (5,439 ha) while being 0% contained.[1] That same day, Colorado Governor Jared Polis visited the Incident Command Center for the fire.[3]

Current evacuations and closures

A section of I-70 between Glenwood Springs and Gypsum in Glenwood Canyon was closed on the night of August 10, 2020 and remains closed.[1][4]

Impact

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References

"Grizzly Creek Fire Information - InciWeb the Incident Information System". inciweb.nwcg.gov. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
"Grizzly Creek Fire Closes I-70, Grows To 1,300 Acres Near Glenwood Springs". 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
"Grizzly Creek Fire a 'top national priority' as it explodes to more than 13,000 acres". KUSA.com. Retrieved 2020-08-14.
Tuesday, The Associated Press; Aug. 11; Pm, 2020 12:48. "I-70 closed in western Colorado because of new wildfire". Durango Herald. Retrieved 2020-08-14.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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[:0-1] "Grizzly Creek Fire Information - InciWeb the Incident Information System". inciweb.nwcg.gov. Retrieved 2020-08-14.

[2] "Grizzly Creek Fire Closes I-70, Grows To 1,300 Acres Near Glenwood Springs". 2020-08-10. Retrieved 2020-08-14.

[3] "Grizzly Creek Fire a 'top national priority' as it explodes to more than 13,000 acres". KUSA.com. Retrieved 2020-08-14.

[4] Tuesday, The Associated Press; Aug. 11; Pm, 2020 12:48. "I-70 closed in western Colorado because of new wildfire". Durango Herald. Retrieved 2020-08-14.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)