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== Impact of the fire == The fire resulted directly in the death of one civilian, and five firefighters were killed en route to the fire. Costs included $39.1 million in suppression costs and total private property losses valued at $40.4 million,<ref>[http://www.fs.fed.us/rm/value/docs/hayman_fire_social%20and%20economic%20issues.pdf "Social and Economic Issues of the Hayman Fire"], USDA Forest Service Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-114. 2003, 2003. Accessed July 1, 2012</ref> and indirectly led to the death of five firefighters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wffoundation.wordpress.com/fallen-2002-2004/|title=Wildland Firefighter Memorial|year=2002|publisher=Wildland Firefighter Foundation}} </ref> Overall, 600 structures were burned in the fire including 133 homes, 1 commercial building and 466 outbuildings. While the fire burned, record amounts of particulate matter were measured in the air.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.planning.org/research/postdisaster/casestudies/haymanfire.htm|title=Case Study: Hayman Fire, Hayman, Colorado|website=American Planning Association|access-date=2018-12-09}}</ref> As a result of the fire, flooding in the burn area increased. Consequently, many roads and bridges in the area were washed out. This included [[Colorado State Highway 67|State Highway 67]], the main highway that runs through the area. Other indirect destruction included sediment runoff into a reservoir that is used as a water source for [[Denver]]. The removal of this sediment cost $25 million.<ref name=":0" /> Most of the burn area is inside of the [[Pike National Forest]]. The fire caused the closure of a large part of the national forest land as well as nearby [[Eleven Mile State Park]] and [[Spinney State Park]]. Tourism saw a sharp decline in the area and it is estimated that local businesses lost 50% of their seasonal revenues as a result of the fire-induced closures.<ref name=":0" />
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