Britania Mountain Fire
The Britania Mountain Fire was reported on August 26, 2018 in Albany County, Wyoming and burned 32,089 acres. It was declared out on October 12, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 32,089 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 26, 2018
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 42.115, -105.366.
The incident
- Size
- 32,089 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 26, 2018 at 6:42 AM MDT
- Contained
- September 9, 2018 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- October 10, 2018 at 4:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- October 12, 2018 at 4:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- Approx 6 Miles west of Wheatland, WY
- County
- Albany County
- State
- Wyoming
- Nearest city reported
- Wheatland
- Jurisdiction
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $7,400,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-WYALX-018494
- IRWIN identifier
- 44092B96-DC99-4A8A-A126-B9B0FBE92E6F
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Wheatland, 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 May 9, 2019 at 3:43 PM MDT. Identifier 2018-WYALX-018494.