Banjo Fire
The Banjo Fire was reported on August 11, 2017 in Washakie County, Wyoming and burned 3,367 acres. It was declared out on September 2, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 3,367 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 11, 2017
- Personnel
- 7
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 43.976, -107.917.
The incident
- Size
- 3,367 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 11, 2017 at 5:42 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 13, 2017 at 11:15 AM MDT
- Controlled
- August 20, 2017 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 2, 2017 at 4:45 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 3 miles SE of Worland, WY
- County
- Washakie County
- State
- Wyoming
- Nearest city reported
- Worland
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 7
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $105,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-WYWAX-000455
- IRWIN identifier
- 041BD8C0-471F-4D12-86C3-46EDC685D2FA
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Worland, 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 July 30, 2018 at 1:57 PM MDT. Identifier 2017-WYWAX-000455.