Blasting Fire
The Blasting Fire was reported on August 20, 2023 in Campbell County, Wyoming and burned 1,342 acres. It was declared out on August 26, 2023.
- Size
- 1,342 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 20, 2023
- Personnel
- 34
Map
Perimeter mapped August 30, 2023 at 2:08 PM MDT, 1,342 acres (gps-walked/driven). Point of origin 43.699, -105.361.
The incident
- Size
- 1,342 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 20, 2023 at 2:14 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 20, 2023 at 8:15 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 21, 2023 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 26, 2023 at 2:50 PM MDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 15 miles ESE of Wright WY
- County
- Campbell County
- State
- Wyoming
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 34
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $30,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2023-WYCMX-230177
- IRWIN identifier
- B9357D3D-A4DD-423C-986D-9A54EABD5B42
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Wright, WY covers the area today.
Nearby
- Wright, WY7 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Antelope Valley-Crestview, WY37 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Sleepy Hollow, WY37 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Gillette, WY42 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Moorcroft, WY44 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Upton, WY46 miles northeast 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 26, 2023 at 2:49 PM MDT. Identifier 2023-WYCMX-230177.