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Arapaho Declared Wildfire Review 2015

  • Incident Information:

    2015_Arapaho_Declared_Wildfire_Review

  • Location:

    Colorado

  • Date:

    10/16/2015

  • Incident Type:

    Wildfire Declaration

  • Description:

    On October 16, 2015, a prescribed burn implemented by the U.S. Fish and Wildland Service (FWS) on the Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) escaped control lines and was declared a wildfire.  An interagency review team convened on October 22 to analyze the incident, determine the elements that led to the escape, and provide recommendations for improvement of the fire management program.

    Prescribed Fire, Escaped RX, Escaped Prescribed Fire

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