Location:
Mesa County, Colorado

Date of Origin:
06/08/2002

Size:
Dierich Creek 2533 acres
Long Canyon 1418 acres

Cause:
Illegal Campfire - Dierich Lightning - Long Canyon

Contained: 95%

Estimated Containment Date:
Long Canyon 06/17/2002

Controlled:
Dierich Creek 06/15/2002

Structures Threatened:
0

Structures Lost:
0

Resources Threatened:
Wilderness Values, Oil and Gas Wells

Personnel Assigned:
165

Injuries:
3

Equipment Assigned:
5 engines
2 crews
1 water tender
0 dozer
2 airtankers available
0 helicopters

Cost to Date:
$1,570,000

Fire Behavior:
Smoldering, Creeping

Fire Weather:
Weather Forecasts