Bear Gulch Fire
The Bear Gulch Fire burned 1,300 acres in Wyoming, in 1998. It was discovered on September 8, 1998, and contained on September 12, 1998. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,300 acres
- Discovered
- September 8, 1998
- Contained
- September 12, 1998
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 44.989, -105.874.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,300 acres
- Discovered
- September 8, 1998, 10:00 a.m. local time
- Contained
- September 12, 1998, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Wyoming
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Land Management
- Reporting unit
- Casper Field Office
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-9040
Other large fires in Wyoming in 19982
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boulderlak Mvd Fire | 2,008 | May 2, 1998 | |
| Shipping Fire | 1,252 | Sep 9, 1998 |
Nearby
Sources
Fire reports from Short, Karen C. 2022, Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014], 6th Edition, Forest Service Research Data Archive, doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6. Records before 2014 were joined by this site: a fire report to the burned area its MTBS identifier names, a perimeter to the burned area it lies in when the names or the sizes agree.