Richeau Hills 2 Fire
The Richeau Hills 2 Fire burned 1,082 acres in Platte County, Wyoming, in 2005. It was discovered on November 2, 2005, and contained on November 3, 2005. The cause was recorded as debris and open burning.
- Size
- 1,082 acres
- Discovered
- November 2, 2005
- Contained
- November 3, 2005
- Cause
- Human
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 41.720, -105.143.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,082 acres
- Discovered
- November 2, 2005, 4:51 p.m. local time
- Contained
- November 3, 2005, 11:47 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Debris and open burning
- State
- Wyoming
- County
- Platte County
- Land ownership at origin
- Bureau of Land Management
- Reporting unit
- Casper Field Office
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-529048
Other large fires in Wyoming in 20059
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Ridge Fire | 3,500 | Jul 23, 2005 | Natural |
| 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 |
| 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.