Wildfires of 2006

Unnamed Fire

2006WyomingWildfire

The Unnamed Fire burned 1,500 acres in Wyoming, in 2006. It was discovered on April 2, 2006, and contained on April 2, 2006. The cause was recorded as recreation and ceremony.

Size
1,500 acres
Discovered
April 2, 2006
Contained
April 2, 2006
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 41.151, -105.875.

The record

Reported final size
1,500 acres
Discovered
April 2, 2006, 5:08 p.m. local time
Contained
April 2, 2006, 8:05 p.m. local time
Cause
Human, Recreation and ceremony
State
Wyoming
Reporting unit
Wyoming State Forestry
Agency
State or local agency
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
SFO-2006WYWSFD5473

Other large fires in Wyoming in 200612

FireAcresStartCause
Little Venus Fire34,581Jun 23, 2006Natural
Buffalo Creek Fire29,966Jul 13, 2006Natural
Purdy Fire16,906Aug 5, 2006Natural
Sawmill Fire16,503Jul 18, 2006Natural
Thorn Divide Complex14,886Jul 13, 2006Natural
Old Chicago Fire13,882Jun 13, 2006Human
Old Chicago Fire13,317
Outlaw 2 Fire12,309Aug 22, 2006Natural
Buffalo Creek - Dooley Fire11,981
Jackson Canyon Fire11,765Aug 14, 2006Natural
Twenty Mile Fire11,083Jul 16, 2006Natural
Buffalo Creek - North Buffalo Creek Fire11,002

Every fire of 2006 Wyoming fire history

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.