Hayman Fire
Hayman Fire
Photo courtesy of South Metro Fire Rescue
The Hayman Fire was reported on June 8th, 2002 which consumed 133 structures and burned 137,760 acres across Teller, Douglas, Jefferson, and Park counties with 5,340 people being evacuated. The fire was contained on July 18th, 2002. One civilian died in the fire and five firefighters lost their lives when they were en route and was involved in a traffic accident. The five were passengers in a van headed from Oregon to Colorado to help fight the Hayman fire. There was a total of 11 firefighters in the van and a caravan of 8 vans when the crash happen on a rural highway in Colorado. The Hayman was the largest fire in Colorado’s history with 137,760 acres until it was surpassed three times in 2020 by the Cameron Peak Fire, Pine Gulch Fire and the East Troublesome Fire. Additional information provided by South Metro Fire Rescue
Departments / Agencies Assisting:
Castle Rock Fire Department, Cherryvale Fire Protection District, Colorado Springs Fire Department, Colorado State Forest Service, Colorado State Patrol, Cripple Creek Fire Department, Divide Fire Protection District, Elk Creek Fire Protection District, Evergreen Fire Protection District, Fairmount Fire Protection District, Florissant Fire Protection District, Foothills Fire Protection District, Four Mile (4 Mile) Fire Protection District, Franktown Fire Protection District, Genesee Fire Protection District, Golden Fire Department, Hartsel Fire Protection District, High Country Fire Protection District, Indian Hills Fire Protection District, Inter-Canyon Fire Protection District, Jackson 105 Fire Protection District, Jefferson-Como Fire Protection District, Larkspur Fire Protection District, Lake George Fire Protection District, Manitou Springs Fire Department, Mountain Communities Volunteer Fire Department, National Park Service Fire, North Fork Fire Protection District, Northeast Teller County Fire Protection District, North-West Fire Protection District, Palmer Lake Fire Department, Park County Sheriff Fire Management, Platte Canyon Fire Protection District, Pleasant View Fire Department, Rattlesnake Fire Protection District, Security Fire Department, Southern Park County Fire Protection District, South Park Ambulance District, South Metro Fire Rescue, Southwest Teller County EMS, United States Fish & Wildlife Law Enforcement, U.S. Forest Service, Victor Volunteer Fire Department, West Douglas County Fire Protection District, West Metro Fire Rescue, Westminster Fire Department, Woodland Park Ambulance Service, American Red Cross, Bureau of Land Management Fire, Salvation Army, many other agencies including law enforcement who responded to this disaster.
Photo courtesy of South Metro Fire Rescue
Photo courtesy of South Metro Fire Rescue
Photo courtesy of South Metro Fire Rescue
Photo courtesy of South Metro Fire Rescue
Photo courtesy of South Metro Fire Rescue
Photo courtesy of South Metro Fire Rescue
Photo courtesy of South Metro Fire Rescue
Photo courtesy of South Metro Fire Rescue
Photo courtesy of South Metro Fire Rescue
Photo courtesy of South Metro Fire Rescue
Photo courtesy of South Metro Fire Rescue
Photo courtesy of South Metro Fire Rescue
Photo courtesy of South Metro Fire Rescue
Photo courtesy of South Metro Fire Rescue
Photo courtesy of South Metro Fire Rescue
Photo courtesy of South Metro Fire Rescue
Photo courtesy of South Metro Fire Rescue
Photo courtesy of South Metro Fire Rescue
Photo courtesy of South Metro Fire Rescue
Photo courtesy of South Metro Fire Rescue
Photo courtesy of South Metro Fire Rescue
Photo courtesy of South Metro Fire Rescue
Photo courtesy of South Metro Fire Rescue
Photo courtesy of South Metro Fire Rescue
Photo courtesy of South Metro Fire Rescue
Photo courtesy of South Metro Fire Rescue
Photo courtesy of South Metro Fire Rescue
Photo courtesy of South Metro Fire Rescue
Photo courtesy of South Metro Fire Rescue
Photo courtesy of South Metro Fire Rescue
Photo courtesy of South Metro Fire Rescue
Photo courtesy of South Metro Fire Rescue
Photo courtesy of South Metro Fire Rescue
Photo courtesy of South Metro Fire Rescue
Photo courtesy of South Metro Fire Rescue
Photo courtesy of South Metro Fire Rescue
Eric Hurst Photo ©
Eric Hurst Photo ©
Eric Hurst Photo ©
Eric Hurst Photo ©
Eric Hurst Photo ©
Eric Hurst Photo ©
Eric Hurst Photo ©
Eric Hurst Photo ©
Eric Hurst Photo ©
Eric Hurst Photo ©
Eric Hurst Photo ©
Eric Hurst Photo ©
Eric Hurst Photo ©
Eric Hurst Photo ©
Eric Hurst Photo ©
Eric Hurst Photo ©
Eric Hurst Photo ©
Photo courtesy of South Metro Fire Rescue