Deer Creek 2 Fire
The Deer Creek 2 Fire was reported on July 26, 2021 in Campbell County, Wyoming and burned 5,291 acres. It was declared out on August 14, 2021. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 5,291 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 26, 2021
- Personnel
- 47
Radar
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Map
Perimeter mapped July 26, 2021 at 6:00 PM MDT, 5,295 acres (gps-flight). Point of origin 44.520, -105.996.
The incident
- Size
- 5,291 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 26, 2021 at 5:52 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 4, 2021 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 7, 2021 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 14, 2021 at 3:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- 23 Mile NW of Gillette
- County
- Campbell County
- State
- Wyoming
- Nearest city reported
- GILLETTE
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 47
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $890,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-WYBFD-210444
- IRWIN identifier
- 8D63C296-C2B6-4B1D-81F0-6BECDDEA54EE
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Gillette, WY covers the area today.
Nearby
- Gillette, WY29 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Antelope Valley-Crestview, WY33 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Sleepy Hollow, WY34 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Buffalo, WY37 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Sheridan, WY51 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Moorcroft, WY55 miles east 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 August 15, 2021 at 10:36 AM MDT. Identifier 2021-WYBFD-210444.