Pine Ridge Fire
The Pine Ridge Fire burned 3,500 acres in Wyoming, in 2005. It was discovered on July 23, 2005, and contained on July 24, 2005. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 3,500 acres
- Discovered
- July 23, 2005
- Contained
- July 24, 2005
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 42.275, -104.404.
The record
- Reported final size
- 3,500 acres
- Discovered
- July 23, 2005, 7:30 p.m. local time
- Contained
- July 24, 2005, 1:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Wyoming
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Fort Laramie National Historic Site
- Agency
- National Park Service
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-509912
Other large fires in Wyoming in 20059
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bixby Fire | 3,030 | Aug 30, 2005 | Human |
| Cement Fire | 3,025 | Jul 23, 2005 | Natural |
| Littlebear Fire | 3,000 | Sep 17, 2005 | Human |
| Black Mountain Fire | 2,000 | Sep 9, 2005 | Human |
| Table Mountain Fire | 1,965 | Sep 19, 2005 | Human |
| Devils Slide Fire | 1,567 | Jul 13, 2005 | Human |
| Sage Hen Fire | 1,271 | Jul 15, 2005 | Natural |
| Richeau Hills 2 Fire | 1,082 | Nov 2, 2005 | Human |
| Windmill Fire | 1,050 | Sep 3, 2005 | 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.