| 2021 Colorado wildfires | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Statistics | |
| Total fires | 337 |
| Total area | 42,202 acres (17,079 ha) |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | 4[1][2] |
| Non-fatal injuries | 6 |
| Structures destroyed | 1,102 |
| Damage | >$513 million (2021 USD)[2] |
← 2020
2022 → | |
The 2021 Colorado wildfire season was a series of wildfires that burned throughout the U.S. state of Colorado. According to the National Interagency Fire Center, as of July 1, 2021, at least 32,860 acres (13,300 ha) of land had burned in at least 337 wildland fires across the state.[3][4] Hundreds of homes were burned, and the cities of Louisville and Superior were evacuated, during the Boulder County fires in late December.[5]
- ^ Blumhardt, Miles (November 22, 2021). "Firefighter pilot Marc Thor Olson remembered: 'He was like the godfather of the fire pilots'". Coloradoan. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ^ a b Oravetz, Janet (January 11, 2022). "Donation center opens for those impacted by Marshall Fire". KUSA. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
- ^ "National Year-to-Date Report on Fires and Acres Burned" (PDF). National Interagency Fire Center. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- ^ Sneeringer, Breanna (June 24, 2021). "UPDATE: Six wildfires burn around Colorado, scorching nearly 25,000 acres". Out There Colorado. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
- ^ "Colorado wildfires force evacuations as hundreds of homes burn". belfasttelegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved December 31, 2021.