West Fork Complex

The West Fork Complex was a complex of wildfires near Wolf Creek Pass in southern Colorado. The first fire, the West Fork fire, was started by lightning at about 1 PM on June 5, 2013. All three fires were started by lightning. As the fire moved into heavy dead timber in early June thousands of firefighters struggled to prevent movement of the fires into populated areas. * Papoose: 49,056 acres (76.650 sq mi; 198.52 km2) * West Fork Fire: 58,576 acres (91.525 sq mi; 237.05 km2) * Windy Pass: 1,417 acres (2.214 sq mi; 5.73 km2)

West Fork Complex

The West Fork Complex was a complex of wildfires near Wolf Creek Pass in southern Colorado. The first fire, the West Fork fire, was started by lightning at about 1 PM on June 5, 2013. All three fires were started by lightning. As the fire moved into heavy dead timber in early June thousands of firefighters struggled to prevent movement of the fires into populated areas. * Papoose: 49,056 acres (76.650 sq mi; 198.52 km2) * West Fork Fire: 58,576 acres (91.525 sq mi; 237.05 km2) * Windy Pass: 1,417 acres (2.214 sq mi; 5.73 km2)