Unnamed Fire
The Unnamed Fire burned 2,573 acres in Natrona County, Wyoming, in 2011. It was discovered on August 28, 2011, and contained on August 29, 2011. The cause was recorded as equipment and vehicle use.
- Size
- 2,573 acres
- Discovered
- August 28, 2011
- Contained
- August 29, 2011
- Cause
- Human
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 2,574 acres. Point of origin as reported, 43.096, -106.338.
The record
- Reported final size
- 2,573 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 2,574 acres
- Discovered
- August 28, 2011, 11:04 a.m. local time
- Contained
- August 29, 2011, 12:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Human, Equipment and vehicle use
- State
- Wyoming
- County
- Natrona County
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Casper Field Office
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Unit
- WYNAX
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2011-WYCAD-011295
- Fire occurrence record
- W-630547
The three sizes are three measurements: the size the agency reported when the fire was out, the burned area MTBS drew from satellite imagery before and after, and the GIS area inside the final perimeter, unburned islands included. They rarely agree exactly.
Other large fires in Wyoming in 201112
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Point Fire | 24,237 | Jul 23, 2011 | Natural |
| Squaw Mtn Fire | 14,484 | Aug 21, 2011 | Natural |
| Thompson Fire | 12,000 | Aug 25, 2011 | Natural |
| Red Rock Complex | 9,670 | Aug 20, 2011 | Natural |
| Whoopup Fire | 7,462 | Jul 18, 2011 | Natural |
| Hole in the Wall Fire | 6,343 | Aug 21, 2011 | Natural |
| Carson Fire | 5,670 | Sep 24, 2011 | Human |
| Cheyenne River Fire | 5,000 | Aug 25, 2011 | Natural |
| Nowlin Fire | 4,686 | Aug 26, 2011 | Natural |
| Rourke Fire | 4,212 | Aug 22, 2011 | Natural |
| Christnick Fire | 2,670 | Aug 30, 2011 | Natural |
| Manning Fire | 2,500 | Aug 25, 2011 | Natural |
Nearby
Sources
Perimeters from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Interagency Fire Perimeter History, compiled from the Forest Service, BLM, BIA, Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park Service, the Alaska Interagency Fire Center and CAL FIRE. 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.