Quarry Fire
Location: 2 miles W of Fountain, El Paso Co. CO
Specific Location: Fort Carson, Lat: 38° 39´ 23″ Lon: 104° 45´ 1″
Date of Origin: 03/03/2009
Cause: Human, military training
Situation as of 03/05/2009 3:00 pm
Personnel: 46
Size: 6,328 acres:
Percent Contained: 90%
Preliminary investigations reveal that the detonation of C-4 in a rock quarry in the training area may be the cause of the fire.
Grass, oak brush, ponderosa pine.
