Lone Star Fire
The Lone Star Fire was reported on August 22, 2020 in Teton County, Wyoming and burned 4,123 acres. It was declared out on November 16, 2020. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 4,123 acres
- Contained
- 94%
- Discovered
- August 22, 2020
- Personnel
- 1
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 9:13 AM MDT, 4,123 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 44.389, -110.821.
The incident
- Size
- 4,123 acres
- Containment
- 94%
- Discovered
- August 22, 2020 at 4:00 PM MDT
- Contained
- November 16, 2020 at 7:00 AM MST
- Controlled
- November 16, 2020 at 7:05 AM MST
- Declared out
- November 16, 2020 at 7:10 AM MST
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 23 miles SE of West Yellowstone, MT, 3 miles S of Old Faithful developed area
- County
- Teton County
- State
- Wyoming
- Nearest city reported
- Old Faithful
- Protecting agency
- NPS
- Jurisdiction
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- NPS
- Personnel assigned
- 1
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Light Logging Slash
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,235,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-WYYNP-002006
- IRWIN identifier
- B9E7F021-78B2-43BC-A44F-34BB80B226B3
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for West Yellowstone, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- West Yellowstone, MT23 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Ashton, ID38 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Driggs, ID48 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Saint Anthony, ID52 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Victor, ID56 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Sugar City, ID58 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
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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 December 15, 2020 at 11:33 AM MST. Identifier 2020-WYYNP-002006.