Cottonwood One Fire
The Cottonwood One Fire was reported on August 31, 2017 in Sheridan County, Wyoming and burned 4,151 acres. It was declared out on October 12, 2017. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 4,151 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 31, 2017
- Personnel
- 12
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 44.682, -106.252.
The incident
- Size
- 4,151 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 31, 2017 at 7:42 AM MDT
- Contained
- September 2, 2017 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 3, 2017 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- October 12, 2017 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 3 miles South of Lieter Wy
- County
- Sheridan County
- State
- Wyoming
- Nearest city reported
- Lieter Wyoming
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Personnel assigned
- 12
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-WYSHX-017357
- IRWIN identifier
- 627E12E5-FC14-4B3C-B54F-E6B3EBDF2BA8
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Buffalo, WY covers the area today.
Nearby
- Buffalo, WY32 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Sheridan, WY35 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Gillette, WY46 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Antelope Valley-Crestview, WY50 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Sleepy Hollow, WY51 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Lame Deer, MT68 miles north of the fire’s origin
Wyoming wildfires today Wildfires of 2017 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 21, 2019 at 11:40 PM MDT. Identifier 2017-WYSHX-017357.