Buck Draw Fire
The Buck Draw Fire was reported on July 6, 2016 in Weston County, Wyoming and burned 1,341 acres. It was declared out on July 20, 2016. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,341 acres
- Contained
- 98%
- Discovered
- July 6, 2016
- Personnel
- 77
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 44.162, -104.964.
The incident
- Size
- 1,341 acres
- Containment
- 98%
- Discovered
- July 6, 2016 at 3:02 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 7, 2016 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- July 20, 2016 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Weston County
- State
- Wyoming
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Personnel assigned
- 77
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-WYWEX-016185
- IRWIN identifier
- 30635D37-B804-4329-9E33-9ADB13BEE209
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Moorcroft, WY covers the area today.
Nearby
- Moorcroft, WY7 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Upton, WY17 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Sleepy Hollow, WY23 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Antelope Valley-Crestview, WY26 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Gillette, WY28 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Sundance, WY34 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
Wyoming wildfires today Wildfires of 2016 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated August 22, 2019 at 11:23 PM MDT. Identifier 2016-WYWEX-016185.