Currant Creek Fire
The Currant Creek Fire burned 1,200 acres in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, in 2002. It was discovered on July 14, 2002, and contained on July 28, 2002. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,200 acres
- Discovered
- July 14, 2002
- Contained
- July 28, 2002
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 41.173, -109.345.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,200 acres
- Discovered
- July 14, 2002, 5:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- July 28, 2002, 4:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Wyoming
- County
- Sweetwater County
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Land Management
- Reporting unit
- Rock Springs Field Office
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- ICS209_2002_WY-RSD-121
Other large fires in Wyoming in 200212
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reese Fire | 18,677 | Jun 27, 2002 | Natural |
| South Fork II Fire | 15,000 | Jun 30, 2002 | Natural |
| Hensel Fire | 14,855 | Jun 7, 2002 | Natural |
| Pass Creek Fire | 13,433 | Aug 24, 2002 | Natural |
| Pepper Fire | 13,200 | Jul 23, 2002 | Natural |
| Broad Fire | 9,140 | Jun 27, 2002 | Natural |
| Pownell Fire | 6,949 | Jun 28, 2002 | Natural |
| Hairy Fire | 5,321 | Jun 29, 2002 | Natural |
| Tollman Fire | 5,025 | Aug 2, 2002 | Natural |
| Phlox Fire | 3,600 | Aug 10, 2002 | Natural |
| Commisary Fire | 3,561 | Aug 29, 2002 | Natural |
| Mule Fire | 3,400 | Jul 11, 2002 | Natural |
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.