Black Mountain Fire
The Black Mountain Fire was reported on September 13, 2018 in Hot Springs County, Wyoming and burned 2,105 acres. It was declared out on October 1, 2018.
- Size
- 2,105 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 13, 2018
- Personnel
- 34
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 43.743, -108.073.
The incident
- Size
- 2,105 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 13, 2018 at 4:29 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 14, 2018 at 7:40 PM MDT
- Controlled
- September 18, 2018 at 3:45 PM MDT
- Declared out
- October 1, 2018 at 11:40 AM MDT
- Cause
- Unknown
- Location
- 8 miles NE Thermopolis
- County
- Hot Springs County
- State
- Wyoming
- Nearest city reported
- Thermopolis
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 34
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $60,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-WYWBD-000554
- IRWIN identifier
- 4E8EE0B7-4DEC-4725-B2E0-156B29F84D22
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Lucerne, 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 October 1, 2018 at 11:43 AM MDT. Identifier 2018-WYWBD-000554.