Copper Fire
The Copper Fire burned 2,500 acres in Hot Springs County, Wyoming, in 2003. It was discovered on August 15, 2003, and contained on August 21, 2003. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 2,500 acres
- Discovered
- August 15, 2003
- Contained
- August 21, 2003
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 44.553, -107.947.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,500 acres
- Discovered
- August 15, 2003, 12:30 a.m. local time
- Contained
- August 21, 2003, 2:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Wyoming
- County
- Hot Springs County
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Land Management
- Reporting unit
- Worland Field Office
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-119569
Other large fires in Wyoming in 200312
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Fire | 18,762 | Aug 11, 2003 | Natural |
| Boulder Basin II Fire | 10,953 | Aug 19, 2003 | Natural |
| Little Horn II Fire | 7,400 | Aug 9, 2003 | Natural |
| Deep Lake Fire | 6,980 | Jul 16, 2003 | Natural |
| Norris Fire | 5,425 | Aug 12, 2003 | Natural |
| Grizzly Fire | 5,000 | Aug 2, 2003 | Natural |
| East Table Fire | 3,599 | Jul 12, 2003 | Human |
| Big Spring Fire | 3,338 | Jul 19, 2003 | Natural |
| Moss Ridge Wfu Fire | 3,055 | Aug 17, 2003 | Natural |
| Blacktail Fire | 2,650 | Aug 10, 2003 | Natural |
| Four Mile Fire | 2,000 | Aug 14, 2003 | Natural |
| Rabbit Creek Fire | 1,663 | Oct 7, 2003 | Human |
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.