Black Mountain Fire
The Black Mountain Fire was reported on August 18, 2023 in Hot Springs County, Wyoming and burned 2,493 acres. It was declared out on August 22, 2023. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 2,493 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 18, 2023
- Personnel
- 3
Map
Perimeter mapped August 25, 2023 at 4:23 PM MDT, 2,493 acres (gps-flight). Point of origin 43.664, -107.755.
The incident
- Size
- 2,493 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 18, 2023 at 1:25 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 20, 2023 at 2:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 22, 2023 at 8:30 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 22, 2023 at 8:36 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- ~22 miles East of Thermopolis, WY
- County
- Hot Springs County
- State
- Wyoming
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $107,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-WYWBD-000190
- IRWIN identifier
- 968447AD-A8FA-4AAA-B840-9945F3DCB45B
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Lucerne, 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 August 23, 2023 at 2:05 AM MDT. Identifier 2023-WYWBD-000190.