Hatchery Fire
The Hatchery Fire was reported on July 22, 2016 in Washakie County, Wyoming and burned 2,799 acres. It was declared out on October 3, 2016.
- Size
- 2,799 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 22, 2016
- Personnel
- 4
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 44.076, -107.331.
The incident
- Size
- 2,799 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 22, 2016 at 12:58 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 30, 2016 at 1:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 13, 2016 at 10:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- October 3, 2016 at 4:30 PM MDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- County
- Washakie County
- State
- Wyoming
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 5 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,516,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-WYWAX-000322
- IRWIN identifier
- 5AA891C2-300C-4F32-9D5F-875AE246BE4C
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Washakie Ten, WY covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 October 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM MDT. Identifier 2016-WYWAX-000322.