Middle Fork Fire
The Middle Fork Fire was reported on August 13, 2020 in Natrona County, Wyoming and burned 2,112 acres. It was declared out on September 4, 2020.
- Size
- 2,112 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 13, 2020
- Personnel
- 6
Map
Perimeter mapped August 14, 2020 at 4:00 PM MDT, 2,109 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 43.013, -106.967.
The incident
- Size
- 2,112 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 13, 2020 at 6:06 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 4, 2020 at 4:05 PM MDT
- Cause
- Unknown, Investigated but Undetermined
- Location
- 2 Miles SE of Powder River, Wyoming
- County
- Natrona County
- State
- Wyoming
- Nearest city reported
- Powder River
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 6
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $70,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-WYNAX-200577
- IRWIN identifier
- 826CA736-1ABF-4625-BD77-3461F07BEE10
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Vista West, 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 September 4, 2020 at 4:06 PM MDT. Identifier 2020-WYNAX-200577.