Crater Ridge Fire
The Crater Ridge Fire was reported on July 17, 2021 in Sheridan County, Wyoming and burned 7,682 acres. It was declared out on December 10, 2021.
- Size
- 7,682 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 17, 2021
- Personnel
- 10
Map
Perimeter mapped October 6, 2021 at 5:33 PM MDT, 7,682 acres (infrared image). Point of origin 44.947, -107.771.
The incident
- Size
- 7,682 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 17, 2021 at 3:16 PM MDT
- Contained
- October 14, 2021 at 4:15 PM MDT
- Controlled
- December 7, 2021 at 8:00 AM MST
- Declared out
- December 10, 2021 at 8:00 AM MST
- Cause
- Undetermined, Undetermined
- Location
- 31 Miles West of Sheridan
- County
- Sheridan County
- State
- Wyoming
- Nearest city reported
- Sheridan
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 10
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $15,917,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-WYBHF-000280
- IRWIN identifier
- 5B6A2F2B-1ABD-498A-AF00-E86D6F46780E
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Dayton, WY covers the area today.
Nearby
Wyoming wildfires today Wildfires of 2021 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated January 4, 2022 at 11:28 AM MST. Identifier 2021-WYBHF-000280.