Richard Mtn Fire
The Richard Mtn Fire was reported on August 3, 2020 in Sweetwater County, Wyoming and burned 7,632 acres. It was declared out on September 4, 2020.
- Size
- 7,632 acres
- Contained
- 90%
- Discovered
- August 3, 2020
- Personnel
- 16
Map
Perimeter mapped August 7, 2020 at 4:00 AM MDT, 7,632 acres (gps-flight). Point of origin 41.004, -109.272.
The incident
- Size
- 7,632 acres
- Containment
- 90%
- Discovered
- August 3, 2020 at 1:51 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 11, 2020 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 28, 2020 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 4, 2020 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Unknown, Lightning
- Location
- Richards MNT, 5 miles North of Dutch John, UT.
- County
- Sweetwater County
- State
- Wyoming
- Protecting agency
- SF
- Jurisdiction
- SF
- Land ownership at origin
- State
- Personnel assigned
- 16
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,600,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2020-WYCPS-200480
- IRWIN identifier
- 6375C82B-CF1F-40CC-83DC-C288D55E9A7F
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Manila, UT 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 December 4, 2020 at 3:07 PM MST. Identifier 2020-WYCPS-200480.