Hayman fire

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The Hayman fire was a forest fire that started southwest of Denver, Colorado on June 8, 2002.

The largest fire in Colorado's history, hundreds of forestry officials and firefighters risked their lives to fight the fast-moving inferno, which caused nearly $40 million in damages, burned 133 homes and forced the evacuation of 5,340 persons. The cause of the wildfire was found to be arson. A federal forestry officer, attempting to burn photos of a former significant other, set the fire inside a campfire ring within an area designated for no fires due to a severe drought. The fire quickly spread out of the campfire ring and eventually torched over 138,000 acres (210 square miles) and burned across four different counties.