2024 Wyoming wildfires

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2024 Wyoming wildfires
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The Elk Fire in Sheridan County on September 30th, 2024.

The 2024 Wyoming wildfire season is an ongoing series of wildfires that have been burning throughout the U.S. state of Wyoming.

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List of wildfires

The following is a list of fires that burned more than 1,000 acres (400 ha), or produced significant structural damage or casualties.

NameCountyAcresStart dateContainment dateNotesRef
352 I-80 Laramie 2,193February 24March 25 [1]
Hwy 16 Crook 1,200February 25 [2]
Happy Jack Laramie 6,524March 1July 3Caused by human activity. [3]
139 Laramie 2,017March 2March 26Caused by human activity. [4]
Creek Crook 1,470June 11June 20 [5]
Pine Ridge Goshen 1,290June 24June 28Caused by lightning. [6]
Road 22 Goshen 5,576July 13July 15 [7]
Oregon Trail Natrona 1,540July 13July 22 [8]
Clearwater Park 1,966July 19DecemberLightning-caused. [9]
Badger Sheridan 7,973July 24August 29 [10]
Beaver Creek Campbell 1,081July 28August 31Lightning-caused. [11]
Blizzard Heights Converse 1,957July 28July 29Lightning-caused. [12]
Cold Springs Converse 1,846July 30September 24 [13]
Deer Creek Johnson 6,700August 3August 9 [14]
Fish Creek Teton & Fremont 25,443August 16Caused by lightning. Merged with the Pack Trail Fire on October 5th. [15]
Constitution Campbell 24,630August 21September 14 [16]
Geier Weston 1,474August 21September 24 [17]
Barber Converse 1,419August 21September 24 [18]
House Draw Johnson 174,547August 21September 17 [19]
Flat Rock Campbell 52,421August 21September 25 [20]
Pleasant Valley Platte & Goshen 28,984July 30August 7 [21]
Remington Sheridan 196,368August 22September 21 [22]
Silver Spoon Campbell 1,721September 1September 7 [23]
West Warm Springs Hot Springs 1,610September 9September 13 [24]
Short Draw Campbell 34,557September 11September 20 [25]
Salt Creek Natrona 1,520September 11September 11 [26]
Bear Creek Albany 1,444September 12September 20 [27]
La Bonte Converse 3,506September 12September 25 [28]
Livingston Draw Johnson 1,400September 17September 23 [29]
Elk Sheridan 98,352September 27November 14One firefighter injured. [30]
Pack Trail Teton & Fremont 89,930September 27November 7Merged with the Fish Creek Fire on October 5th. [31]
Diamond Platte 2,168October 22October 23 [32]

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References

  1. ↑ "WFIGS 2024 Interagency Fire Perimeters to Date". National Interagency Fire Center. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  2. ↑ "WFIGS 2024 Interagency Fire Perimeters to Date". National Interagency Fire Center. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  3. ↑ "WFIGS 2024 Interagency Fire Perimeters to Date". National Interagency Fire Center. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  4. ↑ "WFIGS 2024 Interagency Fire Perimeters to Date". National Interagency Fire Center. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Creek Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Wildfire Spurs Evacuations at Pine Ridge Subdivision, Over 1200 Acres Burned". goconow. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  7. ↑ "Large Grassfire contained in Goshen County". Wyoming News Now. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  8. ↑ "WFIGS 2024 Interagency Fire Perimeters to Date". National Interagency Fire Center. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  9. ↑ "Clearwater Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  10. ↑ "WFIGS 2024 Interagency Fire Perimeters to Date". National Interagency Fire Center. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  11. ↑ "WFIGS 2024 Interagency Fire Perimeters to Date". National Interagency Fire Center. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  12. ↑ "WFIGS 2024 Interagency Fire Perimeters to Date". National Interagency Fire Center. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  13. ↑ "WFIGS 2024 Interagency Fire Perimeters to Date". National Interagency Fire Center. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  14. ↑ "Deer Creek Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  15. ↑ "Fish Creek Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
  16. ↑ "Constitution Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  17. ↑ "WFIGS 2024 Interagency Fire Perimeters to Date". National Interagency Fire Center. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  18. ↑ "WFIGS 2024 Interagency Fire Perimeters to Date". National Interagency Fire Center. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  19. ↑ "House Draw Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  20. ↑ "Flat Rock Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  21. ↑ "Peasant Valley Fire". InciWeb. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
  22. ↑ "Remington Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved August 22, 2024.
  23. ↑ "Silver Spoon Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  24. ↑ "West Warm Springs Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  25. ↑ "Short Draw Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  26. ↑ "Salt Creek Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  27. ↑ "Bear Creek Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  28. ↑ "La Bonte Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  29. ↑ "Livingston Draw Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  30. ↑ "Elk Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
  31. ↑ "Pack Trail Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved September 29, 2024.
  32. ↑ "Diamond Fire". Watch Duty. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
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