Alkali Fire
The Alkali Fire was reported on August 21, 2024 in Weston County, Wyoming and burned 1,351 acres. It was declared out on September 24, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,351 acres
- Contained
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 21, 2024
Map
Perimeter mapped February 19, 2025 at 8:47 AM MST, 1,328 acres (digitized-image). Point of origin 43.600, -104.438.
The incident
- Size
- 1,351 acres
- Containment
- Not reported
- Discovered
- August 21, 2024 at 10:47 AM MDT
- Contained
- September 24, 2024 at 11:00 AM MDT
- Controlled
- September 24, 2024 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 24, 2024 at 1:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- County
- Weston County
- State
- Wyoming
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-WYWEX-240487
- IRWIN identifier
- 9775614F-D33A-43E2-9A46-F19287CA70BA
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Newcastle, 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 February 19, 2025 at 8:47 AM MST. Identifier 2024-WYWEX-240487.