Unnamed Fire
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
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunbarrel Fire | 68,148 | Jul 26, 2008 | Natural |
| New Fork Fire | 15,089 | Jul 29, 2008 | Human |
| Gunbarrel Fire | 13,098 | ||
| Le Hardy Fire | 10,361 | Jul 30, 2008 | Human |
| Shingle Mill Wfu Fire | 1,381 | Sep 15, 2008 | Natural |
| Unnamed Fire | 1,000 | Oct 30, 2008 | Human |
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.