Pole Creek Fire
The Pole Creek Fire was reported on August 4, 2017 in Lincoln County, Wyoming and burned 3,600 acres. It was declared out on February 6, 2018. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 3,600 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 4, 2017
- Personnel
- 5
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 42.190, -110.715.
The incident
- Size
- 3,600 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 4, 2017 at 1:13 PM MDT
- Contained
- October 12, 2017 at 3:30 PM MDT
- Controlled
- November 30, 2017 at 10:00 AM MST
- Declared out
- February 6, 2018 at 8:00 AM MST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 28 miles SE of Afton, WY
- County
- Lincoln County
- State
- Wyoming
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 5
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $10,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2017-WYBTF-001706
- IRWIN identifier
- 735D69D3-0F1A-4BF2-BD2C-7D6D5D350FB8
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Cokeville, WY covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 April 2, 2018 at 1:39 PM MDT. Identifier 2017-WYBTF-001706.