Wildfires of 2008

Unnamed Fire

2008WyomingWildfire

The Unnamed Fire burned 2,250 acres in Wyoming, in 2008. It was discovered on October 30, 2008, and contained on October 30, 2008. The cause was recorded as railroad operations and maintenance.

Size
2,250 acres
Discovered
October 30, 2008
Contained
October 30, 2008
Cause
Human

Map

No perimeter survives for this fire; the map shows its reported point of origin. Point of origin as reported, 41.190, -105.864.

The record

Reported final size
2,250 acres
Discovered
October 30, 2008, 10:00 a.m. local time
Contained
October 30, 2008, 2:39 p.m. local time
Cause
Human, Railroad operations and maintenance
State
Wyoming
Reporting unit
Wyoming State Forestry
Agency
State or local agency
Incident type
Wildfire
Fire occurrence record
SFO-2008WYWSFD6701

Other large fires in Wyoming in 20086

FireAcresStartCause
Gunbarrel Fire68,148Jul 26, 2008Natural
New Fork Fire15,089Jul 29, 2008Human
Gunbarrel Fire13,098
Le Hardy Fire10,361Jul 30, 2008Human
Shingle Mill Wfu Fire1,381Sep 15, 2008Natural
Unnamed Fire1,000Oct 30, 2008Human

Every fire of 2008 Wyoming fire history

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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.