Black Butte Fire
The Black Butte Fire was reported on July 28, 2018 in Sweetwater County, Wyoming and burned 3,441 acres. It was declared out on August 14, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 3,441 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 28, 2018
- Personnel
- 18
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 41.527, -108.788.
The incident
- Size
- 3,441 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 28, 2018 at 11:41 AM MDT
- Contained
- July 31, 2018 at 8:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 14, 2018 at 3:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 14, 2018 at 3:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 22 miles SE of Rock Springs, WY
- County
- Sweetwater County
- State
- Wyoming
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 18
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $450,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-WYRSD-018345
- IRWIN identifier
- AA11D9FE-C3DD-45EA-A910-24448642FBED
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Rock Springs, 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 November 5, 2018 at 11:13 AM MST. Identifier 2018-WYRSD-018345.