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Bookmark or Share- How Wildfire Affects Colorado's Communities - ArcGIS StoryMapsOn June 9, 2002 a spark ignited brush alongside Missionary Ridge Road north of Durango, Colorado. While the cause of ignition remains unknown, it would end up being the fifth largest fire in Colorado's history, the second largest at the time. The fire burned for 39 days, consuming over 70,000 acres.
- Tree planting revives burn area at Vallecito - The Durango HeraldIn the summer of 2002, the Missionary Ridge Fire ripped through the San Juan National Forest, burning almost 73,000 acres. Now, the Columbine Ranger District is repairing the scarred corridor...
- Lessons from Missionary Ridge Fire apply to 416 burn areaThe experience of the 2002 Missionary Ridge Fire provided valuable lessons applicable to the challenges now hitting the ecosystem and communities from the 416 burn, several speakers said...
- Missionary Ridge Fire - Colorado EncyclopediaThe Missionary Ridge Fire began on June 9, 2002, northeast of Durango in southwest Colorado. It burned until July 15, destroying forty-six houses and cabins and charring 73,000 acres of La Plata County forest.
- 20 years later: Missionary Ridge Fire torched homes, devastated lives ...As the Missionary Ridge Fire burned, an electric weed fence sparked the Valley Fire, which exploded near Falls Creek, burning 405 acres, Glick’s home and nine others.
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