Badger Fire
The Badger Fire was reported on July 24, 2024 in Sheridan County, Wyoming and burned 8,028 acres. It was declared out on August 29, 2024.
- Size
- 8,028 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2024
Map
Perimeter mapped November 25, 2024 at 8:22 AM MST, 7,973 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 44.964, -106.765.
The incident
- Size
- 8,028 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 24, 2024 at 2:25 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 20, 2024 at 11:40 AM MDT
- Controlled
- August 29, 2024 at 3:25 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 29, 2024 at 3:25 PM MDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 15 nm Northeast of Sheridan, WY
- County
- Sheridan County
- State
- Wyoming
- Nearest city reported
- Sheridan
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $400,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-WYSHX-240289
- IRWIN identifier
- 22E18273-B2AF-4037-8A6F-4837A2F4049B
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 26, 2024 (7,973 acres) to November 25, 2024 (7,973 acres). The largest one-day growth was 0 acres, mapped November 25, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 26, 2024 | 7,973 | |
| November 25, 2024 | 7,973 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Sheridan, 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 November 25, 2024 at 8:22 AM MST. Identifier 2024-WYSHX-240289.