2022 Colorado wildfires
{{Short description|Natural disasters in the USA}}
{{Use American English|date=May 2025}}
{{use mdy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox wildfire
| title = 2022 Colorado wildfires
| image =
| caption =
| cost = Unknown
| total_fires = 8,370
| total_area = {{convert|56,403|acre}}
| buildings = 1,084
| injuries = 6
| fatalities = 3
| is_season = yes
| year = 2022
| season_name = Colorado wildfires
}}
The 2022 Colorado wildfire season was a series of wildfires that burned throughout the U.S. state of Colorado.
List of wildfires
The following is a list of fires that burned more than {{Convert|1000|acres}}, or produced significant structural damage or casualties.
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| scope="col"|Name
!scope="col"|County !scope="col"|Acres !scope="col"|Start date !scope="col"|Containment date !scope="col"|Notes !scope="col" class="unsortable"|Ref |
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| scope="row"|Marshall Fire
|Boulder||{{yes2|6,200}}||{{dts|2021|12|30}}||{{dts|2022|01|01|format=md}}, 2022||Unknown cause. Killed two and destroyed 1,084 structures, becoming the most destructive fire in Colorado history. Started in 2021 but was contained in 2022.||{{Cite news|last=Sullivan|first=Becky|date=2022-01-01|title=Snow puts out Colorado wildfires with 3 people missing and nearly 1,000 homes burned|language=en|work=NPR|url=https://www.npr.org/2022/01/01/1069639530/colorado-wildfire-missing|access-date=2022-01-02}} |
| scope="row"|High Park Fire
|Teller||{{yes2|1,572}}||{{dts|2022|05|12}}||{{dts|2022|05|24|format=md}}, 2022||Unknown cause.||{{Cite news|last=Schmidt|first=Annika|date=2022-05-24|title=High Park fire 100% contained, officials say|language=en|work=The Gazette|url=https://gazette.com/news/fire/high-park-fire-100-contained-officials-say/article_6d1b46b4-db71-11ec-9ed5-9722c2c6387f.html|access-date=2024-07-30}} |