Short Fire
The Short Fire was reported on June 18, 2016 in Campbell County, Wyoming and burned 2,575 acres. It was declared out on July 8, 2016. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,575 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 18, 2016
- Personnel
- 16
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 44.985, -105.956.
The incident
- Size
- 2,575 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 18, 2016 at 4:16 PM MDT
- Contained
- June 22, 2016 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- July 3, 2016 at 2:40 PM MDT
- Declared out
- July 8, 2016 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Campbell County
- State
- Wyoming
- Nearest city reported
- Gillette
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 16
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $900,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2016-WYBFD-016106
- IRWIN identifier
- A06B85E9-5B88-4288-95A0-503FF486C4AE
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Broadus, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Broadus, MT41 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Sheridan, WY51 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Gillette, WY53 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Lame Deer, MT56 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Buffalo, WY57 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Antelope Valley-Crestview, WY58 miles southeast 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 12:00 AM MDT. Identifier 2016-WYBFD-016106.