Rock Creek RX
The Rock Creek RX burned 4,286 acres in Wyoming, in 2005. MTBS dates its ignition to September 1, 2005.
- Size
- 4,286 acres
- Ignition
- September 1, 2005
Map
The burned area boundary MTBS mapped from Landsat imagery, 4,286 acres. MTBS's point for the fire, 41.892, -110.802.
The record
- Burned area mapped by MTBS
- 4,286 acres
- Ignition (MTBS)
- September 1, 2005
- State
- Wyoming
- Incident type
- Prescribed fire
- MTBS fire identifier
- WY4189411080220050901
- MTBS assessment
- Initial
Other large fires in Wyoming in 200510
| 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 |
| Richeau Hills 2 Fire | 1,082 | Nov 2, 2005 | Human |
| Windmill Fire | 1,050 | Sep 3, 2005 | 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. 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.