Skull Creek Fire
The Skull Creek Fire was reported on June 9, 2021 in Weston County, Wyoming and burned 1,250 acres. It is 100 percent contained. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,250 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 9, 2021
Map
Perimeter mapped June 11, 2021 at 6:00 PM MDT, 881 acres (gps-walked). Point of origin 44.077, -104.410.
The incident
- Size
- 1,250 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- June 9, 2021 at 1:32 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural, Lightning
- Location
- Thunder Basin
- County
- Weston County
- State
- Wyoming
- Nearest city reported
- Osage
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $250,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2021-WYWEX-210164
- IRWIN identifier
- 0126B7D7-401A-4B9D-9E05-359E81302A80
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Upton, 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 1, 2021 at 5:38 PM MDT. Identifier 2021-WYWEX-210164.