Wildfires of 2003

Hayden Fire

2003Johnson County, WyomingWildfire

The Hayden Fire burned 1,500 acres in Johnson County, Wyoming, in 2003. It was discovered on August 12, 2003, and contained on August 14, 2003. The cause was recorded as natural.

Size
1,500 acres
Discovered
August 12, 2003
Contained
August 14, 2003
Cause
Natural

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 44.350, -106.067.

The record

Reported final size
1,500 acres
Discovered
August 12, 2003, 6:16 p.m. local time
Contained
August 14, 2003, 6:00 p.m. local time
Cause
Natural
State
Wyoming
County
Johnson County
Land ownership at origin
County
Reporting unit
Casper Interagency Dispatch Center
Agency
Interagency
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
ICS209_2003_WY-CPS-224

Other large fires in Wyoming in 200312

FireAcresStartCause
East Fire18,762Aug 11, 2003Natural
Boulder Basin II Fire10,953Aug 19, 2003Natural
Little Horn II Fire7,400Aug 9, 2003Natural
Deep Lake Fire6,980Jul 16, 2003Natural
Norris Fire5,425Aug 12, 2003Natural
Grizzly Fire5,000Aug 2, 2003Natural
East Table Fire3,599Jul 12, 2003Human
Big Spring Fire3,338Jul 19, 2003Natural
Moss Ridge Wfu Fire3,055Aug 17, 2003Natural
Blacktail Fire2,650Aug 10, 2003Natural
Copper Fire2,500Aug 15, 2003Natural
Four Mile Fire2,000Aug 14, 2003Natural

Every fire of 2003 Wyoming fire history

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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.