Douglas Fire
The Douglas Fire was reported on June 21, 2016 in Crook County, Wyoming and burned 1,785 acres. It was declared out on August 20, 2016. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,785 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 21, 2016
- Personnel
- 24
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 44.261, -104.501.
The incident
- Size
- 1,785 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 21, 2016 at 3:47 PM MDT
- Contained
- June 25, 2016 at 2:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- July 22, 2016 at 12:08 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 20, 2016 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Crook County
- State
- Wyoming
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Personnel assigned
- 24
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $700,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-WYCRX-160353
- IRWIN identifier
- C28E369F-73C1-40C7-BCE2-1FEA55F4E4C8
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Sundance, WY covers the area today.
Nearby
- Sundance, WY12 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Upton, WY13 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Moorcroft, WY22 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Newcastle, WY32 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- North Spearfish, SD35 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Spearfish, SD35 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated December 9, 2016 at 2:37 PM MST. Identifier 2016-WYCRX-160353.