Trail Creek Fire
The Trail Creek Fire burned 2,234 acres in Sheridan County, Wyoming, in 2007. It was discovered on August 12, 2007, and contained on August 18, 2007. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 2,234 acres
- Discovered
- August 12, 2007
- Contained
- August 18, 2007
- Cause
- Natural
Map
No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 44.958, -106.913.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,234 acres
- Discovered
- August 12, 2007, 4:16 p.m. local time
- Contained
- August 18, 2007, 6:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Wyoming
- County
- Sheridan County
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Buffalo Field Office
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Fire occurrence record
- W-550229
Other large fires in Wyoming in 200712
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbine 1 Fire | 18,595 | Aug 9, 2007 | Natural |
| Bone Creek Fire | 13,450 | Aug 13, 2007 | Natural |
| Horse Creek Fire | 8,590 | Jun 21, 2007 | Human |
| Little Goose Fire | 4,742 | Aug 10, 2007 | Natural |
| Duck Creek Fire | 4,321 | Aug 12, 2007 | Natural |
| Copper Mtn Fire | 3,978 | Sep 22, 2007 | Human |
| Hardscrabble Fire | 3,074 | Aug 9, 2007 | Natural |
| Sweetwater Fire | 2,945 | Sep 2, 2007 | Natural |
| Middle Fire | 2,714 | Aug 11, 2007 | Natural |
| Salt Lick Fire | 2,582 | Jul 11, 2007 | Human |
| Wade Hill Fire | 2,445 | Jul 7, 2007 | Natural |
| Citadel Fire | 1,974 | Jun 25, 2007 | 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.