Green Fire
The Green Fire burned 1,065 acres in Sublette County, Wyoming, in 2013. It was discovered on August 3, 2013, and contained on October 30, 2013. The cause was recorded as natural.
- Size
- 1,065 acres
- Discovered
- August 3, 2013
- Contained
- October 30, 2013
- Cause
- Natural
Map
The final perimeter from the Interagency Fire Perimeter History, 1,065 acres, mapped by gps - uncorrected data. Point of origin as reported, 43.357, -109.856.
The record
- Reported final size
- 1,065 acres
- Area inside the final perimeter
- 1,065 acres
- Discovered
- August 3, 2013, 10:00 a.m. local time
- Contained
- October 30, 2013, 11:00 a.m. local time
- Cause
- Natural
- State
- Wyoming
- County
- Sublette County
- Land ownership at origin
- Forest Service
- Reporting unit
- Bridger-Teton National Forest
- Agency
- Forest Service
- Unit
- WYBTF
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2013-WYBTF-000021
- Fire occurrence record
- FS-1519160
- Perimeter map method
- GPS - Uncorrected Data
- Note on the perimeter
- Managed for resource objectives; GPS / Air
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 20137
| Fire | Acres | Start | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardluck Fire | 24,515 | Jul 20, 2013 | Natural |
| Cow Camp Fire | 8,500 | Jun 10, 2013 | Natural |
| Alum Fire | 7,299 | Aug 14, 2013 | Natural |
| Alder Fire | 4,240 | Aug 14, 2013 | Natural |
| Burroughs Fire | 1,782 | Aug 30, 2013 | Natural |
| Big Fork Fire | 1,509 | Apr 27, 2013 | Human |
| Fairfield Fire | 1,335 | Jul 22, 2013 | 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.