Wildfire — Grand & Summit Counties Below 9000 Feet, Colorado
October 14, 2020 · NOAA Storm Events record
Event narrative (NOAA)
The East Troublesome Fire destroyed 555 structures. Two fatalities were confirmed. Nine buildings suffered major damage and 34 sustained minor damage. Among the buildings destroyed, 366 were residential and 189 were outbuildings. Ten buildings belonging to businesses were destroyed in the fire. Grand County estimated that debris removal could exceed over 30,000 cubic yards and cost more than $27 million to haul off. The property damage estimate only includes the destroyed residences and outbuildings.
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.