| Spring Creek Fire | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Spring_Creek_Fire_burn_scar.JPG) The burn scar west of Highway 12. | |
| Date(s) | June 27, 2018 – September 10, 2018 |
| Location | Costilla and Huerfano counties, Colorado, United States |
| Coordinates | 37°26′46.24″N 105°10′28.68″W / 37.4461778°N 105.1746333°W |
| Statistics[1] | |
| Burned area | 108,045 acres (437 km2)[1] |
| Impacts | |
| Structures destroyed | 140[2] |
| Ignition | |
| Cause | Arson |
| Perpetrator(s) | (alleged) Jesper Joergensen |
| Map | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:USA_Colorado_location_map.svg)  The fire's location in southern Colorado | |
The Spring Creek Fire was a wildfire near Fort Garland and La Veta, Colorado in Costilla and Huerfano[3] counties in southern Colorado. The fire burned a total of 108,045 acres (437 square kilometers)[2] and was the third-largest wildfire in Colorado history.[4]
- ^ a b "Spring Creek Fire". InciWeb. US Forest Service. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
- ^ a b Kackley, Tom (September 10, 2018). "Spring Fire now officially 100 percent contained". KOAA News 5. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
- ^ Paul, Jesse (July 2, 2018). "Spring Creek fire suspect reported blaze and had burn marks as he spoke to authorities, arrest documents say". The Denver Post. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
- ^ Sevits, Kurt (July 4, 2017). "Spring Fire now the 3rd largest in Colorado history at more than 94,000 acres". Denver7 & TheDenverChannel.com. Retrieved July 4, 2018.