Dry Fork Fire
The Dry Fork Fire was reported on July 18, 2021 in Campbell County, Wyoming and burned 3,207 acres. It was declared out on August 12, 2021. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 3,207 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 18, 2021
- Personnel
- 7
Map
Perimeter mapped April 25, 2024 at 2:18 PM MDT, 0 acres (auto-generated). Point of origin 44.687, -105.246.
The incident
- Size
- 3,207 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 18, 2021 at 2:52 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 22, 2021 at 2:30 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 12, 2021 at 9:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- August 12, 2021 at 9:00 AM MDT
- Cause
- Human, Utilities
- Location
- 26 NE of GIllette
- County
- Campbell County
- State
- Wyoming
- Nearest city reported
- Gillette, Wy
- Protecting agency
- FS
- Jurisdiction
- FS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 7
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $300,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-WYMRF-210391
- IRWIN identifier
- 9181ADB1-CCAE-43E1-9014-8B764AB51BB3
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Gillette, WY covers the area today.
Nearby
- Gillette, WY30 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Sleepy Hollow, WY33 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Moorcroft, WY33 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Antelope Valley-Crestview, WY34 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Sundance, WY47 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Upton, WY51 miles southeast 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 December 6, 2021 at 11:33 AM MST. Identifier 2021-WYMRF-210391.