Lava Mountain Fire
The Lava Mountain Fire was reported on July 11, 2016 in Fremont County, Wyoming and burned 14,651 acres. It was fully contained on October 4, 2016. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 14,651 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 11, 2016
- Personnel
- 3
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 43.642, -109.968.
The incident
- Size
- 14,651 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 11, 2016 at 6:59 PM MDT
- Contained
- October 4, 2016 at 3:50 PM MDT
- Controlled
- November 9, 2016 at 8:00 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Fremont County
- State
- Wyoming
- Nearest city reported
- Dubois
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $19,810,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-WYSHF-000267
- IRWIN identifier
- 3A40F797-9167-4CC4-9AB9-759A9D483783
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Dubois, WY covers the area today.
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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 2, 2018 at 4:05 PM MDT. Identifier 2016-WYSHF-000267.