Marten Creek Fire
The Marten Creek Fire was reported on September 16, 2018 in Lincoln County, Wyoming and burned 6,491 acres. It was declared out on November 14, 2018. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 6,491 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 16, 2018
- Personnel
- 11
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 42.706, -110.679.
The incident
- Size
- 6,491 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 16, 2018 at 2:02 PM MDT
- Contained
- October 3, 2018 at 6:45 PM MDT
- Controlled
- October 24, 2018 at 4:14 PM MDT
- Declared out
- November 14, 2018 at 2:00 PM MST
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 13 miles east of Afton, WY in the Greys River area near Marten Creek
- County
- Lincoln County
- State
- Wyoming
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 11
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $6,500,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-WYBTF-001825
- IRWIN identifier
- 452F4A4B-BE16-4645-89D9-BA03BB457D22
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Afton, 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 February 9, 2020 at 11:06 AM MST. Identifier 2018-WYBTF-001825.