Powerline Fire
The Powerline Fire was reported on August 12, 2018 in Park County, Wyoming and burned 1,794 acres. It was declared out on August 27, 2018. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,794 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 12, 2018
- Personnel
- 11
Map
Perimeters are published for fires from 2020 on; the map shows this fire’s point of origin. Point of origin 44.462, -108.936.
The incident
- Size
- 1,794 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 12, 2018 at 6:04 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 14, 2018 at 3:43 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 16, 2018 at 1:30 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 27, 2018 at 4:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 6 miles SW Cody, WY
- County
- Park County
- State
- Wyoming
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 11
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $23,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2018-WYWBD-000457
- IRWIN identifier
- AF65922F-6C0E-42AF-83E5-A32000624E58
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Cody, 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 August 27, 2018 at 4:41 PM MDT. Identifier 2018-WYWBD-000457.