Bucknum Fire
The Bucknum Fire was reported on August 14, 2017 in Natrona County, Wyoming and burned 2,772 acres. It was declared out on September 26, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,772 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 14, 2017
- Personnel
- 4
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 43.068, -106.578.
The incident
- Size
- 2,772 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 14, 2017 at 4:22 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 16, 2017 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 15, 2017 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 26, 2017 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 15 miles NW of Casper
- County
- Natrona County
- State
- Wyoming
- Nearest city reported
- Casper
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 4
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-WYCAD-017291
- IRWIN identifier
- 7768DB29-3D17-4410-A353-9614AE86E399
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Vista West, WY covers the area today.
Nearby
- Vista West, WY16 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Bar Nunn, WY16 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Mills, WY19 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Casper, WY19 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Evansville, WY21 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Glenrock, WY38 miles east 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 October 4, 2017 at 2:52 PM MDT. Identifier 2017-WYCAD-017291.