Central Fire
The Central Fire was reported on August 26, 2016 in Teton County, Wyoming and burned 2,129 acres. It was declared out on October 31, 2016. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,129 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 26, 2016
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 44.579, -110.586.
The incident
- Size
- 2,129 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 26, 2016 at 12:20 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 22, 2016 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 23, 2016 at 7:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- October 31, 2016 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Teton County
- State
- Wyoming
- Protecting agency
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Estimated cost to date
- $110,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-WYYNP-001619
- IRWIN identifier
- C88E8150-36FE-4593-A0F5-8CE414D622B9
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for West Yellowstone, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- West Yellowstone, MT26 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Ashton, ID55 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Big Sky, MT62 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Driggs, ID65 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Saint Anthony, ID69 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Victor, ID72 miles south 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 October 31, 2016 at 2:54 PM MDT. Identifier 2016-WYYNP-001619.