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Cameron Peak Fire resulted in a market loss of more than $6 million

A damage assessment performed by the Larimer County Assessor’s Office found the Cameron Peak Fire resulted in a market loss of more than $6 million. 

Throughout the assessment that lasted over 1,200 hours, officials determined 469 properties were affected by the largest wildfire in the state’s history.

An additional 243 structures were destroyed with an assessed value of $472,533, according to the report.

The structures destroyed included 184 single family residences, farm utility buildings, sheds, mobile homes, detached garages, barns, equipment building, a nursery and stable, according to the report. 

“This report highlights the significant role the assessor has performing its statutory duties, planning, community collaborating, and damage assessment fieldwork in the county during and after the Cameron Peak Fire or natural disaster,” said Bob Overbeck, Larimer County’s assessor. 

The fire ignited on Aug. 13 in the Arapahoe and Roosevelt National Forest near Cameron Pass and Chambers Lake.

It eventually exploded to a historic 208,913 acres before being contained 112 days later, on Dec. 2.

Under House Bill 14-1001, the state will begin reimbursing affected Larimer County property owners about $123,000 from the lowered property values, according to the report. 

The cause of the fire is still under investigation as of Thursday morning. 

Photo courtesy of the official Cameron Peak fire Facebook page.
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