Brokenback Creek Fire
The Brokenback Creek Fire was reported on June 15, 2021 in Washakie County, Wyoming and burned 1,523 acres. It was declared out on July 9, 2021. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,523 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 15, 2021
- Personnel
- 56
Map
Perimeter mapped March 14, 2023 at 9:13 AM MDT, 1,523 acres (digitized-image). Point of origin 44.103, -107.499.
The incident
- Size
- 1,523 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 15, 2021 at 11:21 AM MDT
- Contained
- June 16, 2021 at 4:30 PM MDT
- Controlled
- June 20, 2021 at 3:39 PM MDT
- Declared out
- July 9, 2021 at 10:43 AM MDT
- Cause
- Human, Equipment, Mowing
- Location
- 5 Miles NW of Ten Sleep, WY
- County
- Washakie County
- State
- Wyoming
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 56
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $400,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-WYWBD-000155
- IRWIN identifier
- 6107544E-FCFC-4BD4-B2A7-B5E9E2FF4B66
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Washakie Ten, 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 July 13, 2021 at 11:57 AM MDT. Identifier 2021-WYWBD-000155.