Burn severity · Platte County 2026
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| Acres by severity and land cover | Forest | Range (shrubland) | Grassland | Other | Unclassified | Acres in Platte County |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unburned to very low | 16 | 30 | 112 | 1 | 0 | 159 |
| Low | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Moderate low | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Moderate high | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| High | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assessed acres in Platte County | 21 | 33 | 117 | 1 | 0 | 172 |
Severity by fire
| Fire | Reported acres | Acres in Platte County | Unburned to very low | Low | Moderate low | Moderate high | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horsetooth Fire | 168 | 169 | 158 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Palmer Canyon Fire | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patten Fire | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moonshine Fire burned in from Albany County | 7,325 | 1,896 (of 7,323) | 159 | 185 | 260 | 533 | 758 |
Reconciliation
| Line | Fires | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| Counted fires | 3 | 174 |
| Offered to assessment | 3 | 174 |
| Complex roll-up residue | — | 0 |
| Fires with severity acres | 3 | 174 |
| Awaiting a perimeter | 0 | 0 |
| Awaiting assessment | 0 | 0 |
| Awaiting clear imagery | 0 | 0 |
| Assessment errors | 0 | 0 |
| Smaller than one cell | 0 | 0 |
| Every cell outside Platte County | 0 | 0 |
| Assessed acres in Platte County | 3 | 172 |
| Assessed acres outside Platte County | — | 0 |
| Whole perimeter acres | — | 172 |
| Burned in from another county | 1 | 1,896 |
Generated 2026-09-27 01:33 UTC. Severity appears for wildfires in the lower 48 states and the District of Columbia that have a mapped perimeter. Each fire is assessed again every few days while its post-fire imagery can still improve.
Sentinel-2 dNBR assessed through 2026-09-27 01:33 UTC. LANDFIRE LF2024_EVT for WY. 30 m cells.