Tollman Fire
The Tollman Fire burned 5,025 acres in Niobrara County, Wyoming, in 2002. It was discovered on August 2, 2002, and contained on August 15, 2002. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 5,025 acres
- Discovered
- August 2, 2002
- Contained
- August 15, 2002
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 5,270 acres. Point of origin as reported, 42.875, -104.118.
The record
- Reported final size
- 5,025 acres
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 5,270 acres
- Discovered
- August 2, 2002, 1:01 a.m. local time
- Contained
- August 15, 2002, 8:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Wyoming
- County
- Niobrara County
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Land Management
- Reporting unit
- New Castle Field Office
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- MTBS fire identifier
- WY4286910411120020802
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
- Fire occurrence record
- W-111025
The three sizes are three measurements: the size the agency reported when the fire was out, the burned area MTBS drew from satellite imagery before and after, and the GIS area inside the final perimeter, unburned islands included. They rarely agree exactly.
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 |
| Phlox Fire | 3,600 | Aug 10, 2002 | Natural |
| Commisary Fire | 3,561 | Aug 29, 2002 | Natural |
| Mule Fire | 3,400 | Jul 11, 2002 | Natural |
| Cabin Crk Fire | 2,622 | Aug 6, 2002 | Natural |
Nearby
Sources
Burned areas and ignition dates from Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (MTBS), a program of the US Geological Survey and the USDA Forest Service. 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.