Sand Creek Fire
The Sand Creek Fire burned 1,044 acres in Converse County, Wyoming, in 2012. It was discovered on September 30, 2012, and contained on October 1, 2012. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,044 acres
- Discovered
- September 30, 2012
- Contained
- October 1, 2012
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 1,045 acres. Point of origin as reported, 43.204, -105.899.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,044 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 1,045 acres
- Discovered
- September 30, 2012, 4:16 p.m. local time
- Contained
- October 1, 2012, 4:00 p.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Wyoming
- County
- Converse County
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Reporting unit
- Casper Field Office
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Unit
- WYCAD
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2012-WYCAD-012455
- Fire occurrence record
- W-646105
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 201212
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arapaho Fire | 98,115 | Jun 27, 2012 | Natural |
| Fontenelle Fire | 65,220 | Jun 24, 2012 | Human |
| Oil Creek Fire | 61,416 | Jun 29, 2012 | Human |
| Alpine Lake Fire | 45,877 | Aug 9, 2012 | Natural |
| North Buffalo Fire | 29,950 | Aug 24, 2012 | Human |
| Cato Fire | 27,677 | Jun 25, 2012 | Natural |
| Sheep Herder Hill Complex | 15,556 | Sep 9, 2012 | Human |
| Sawmill Canyon Fire | 14,140 | Jul 14, 2012 | Human |
| Squirrel Creek Fire | 10,517 | Jun 30, 2012 | Human |
| Bear Mountain Complex | 8,796 | Jul 27, 2012 | Natural |
| Cow Camp Fire | 8,334 | Jun 4, 2012 | Natural |
| Gilead Fire | 8,189 | Aug 14, 2012 | 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.