Potter Butte Fire
The Potter Butte Fire was reported on July 26, 2018 in Washakie County, Wyoming and burned 2,448 acres. It was declared out on August 10, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 2,448 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 26, 2018
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 43.794, -107.941.
The incident
- Size
- 2,448 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 26, 2018 at 6:17 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 28, 2018 at 11:23 AM MDT
- Controlled
- August 5, 2018 at 12:37 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 10, 2018 at 9:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 10 miles SE of Worland, WY
- County
- Washakie County
- State
- Wyoming
- Nearest city reported
- Worland
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $13,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-WYWBD-000382
- IRWIN identifier
- 6F8F8FF2-6B6D-47E6-9876-57603F2F502A
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Lucerne, 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 August 10, 2018 at 9:07 AM MDT. Identifier 2018-WYWBD-000382.