Walker Fire
The Walker Fire burned 2,747 acres in Converse County, Wyoming, in 2006. It was discovered on June 13, 2006, and contained on June 16, 2006. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 2,747 acres
- Discovered
- June 13, 2006
- Contained
- June 16, 2006
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 42.008, -104.967.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,747 acres
- Discovered
- June 13, 2006, 7:00 p.m. local time
- Contained
- June 16, 2006, 9:30 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Wyoming
- County
- Converse 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-527640
Other large fires in Wyoming in 200612
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Venus Fire | 34,581 | Jun 23, 2006 | Natural |
| Buffalo Creek Fire | 29,966 | Jul 13, 2006 | Natural |
| Purdy Fire | 16,906 | Aug 5, 2006 | Natural |
| Sawmill Fire | 16,503 | Jul 18, 2006 | Natural |
| Thorn Divide Complex | 14,886 | Jul 13, 2006 | Natural |
| Old Chicago Fire | 13,882 | Jun 13, 2006 | Human |
| Old Chicago Fire | 13,317 | ||
| Outlaw 2 Fire | 12,309 | Aug 22, 2006 | Natural |
| Buffalo Creek - Dooley Fire | 11,981 | ||
| Jackson Canyon Fire | 11,765 | Aug 14, 2006 | Natural |
| Twenty Mile Fire | 11,083 | Jul 16, 2006 | Natural |
| Buffalo Creek - North Buffalo Creek Fire | 11,002 |
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.