Clearwater Fire
The Clearwater Fire was reported on July 19, 2024 in Park County, Wyoming and burned 1,966 acres. It was declared out on December 4, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,966 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 19, 2024
Map
Perimeter mapped January 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM MST, 1,966 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 44.448, -109.673.
The incident
- Size
- 1,966 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 19, 2024 at 4:30 PM MDT
- Contained
- December 4, 2024 at 12:05 PM MST
- Controlled
- December 4, 2024 at 12:10 PM MST
- Declared out
- December 4, 2024 at 12:15 PM MST
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 30 MILES WEST OF CODY
- County
- Park County
- State
- Wyoming
- Nearest city reported
- WAPITI
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,168,949
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-WYSHF-000225
- IRWIN identifier
- 17762F31-57EA-444B-9D27-EF29EF47EEF1
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 23, 2024 (73 acres) to January 15, 2025 (1,966 acres). The largest one-day growth was 909 acres, mapped July 30, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 23, 2024 | 73 | |
| July 25, 2024 | 100 | +27 |
| July 27, 2024 | 138 | +38 |
| July 30, 2024 | 1,047 | +909 |
| July 31, 2024 | 1,167 | +120 |
| August 1, 2024 | 1,193 | +26 |
| August 2, 2024 | 1,363 | +170 |
| August 3, 2024 | 1,717 | +354 |
| August 4, 2024 | 1,786 | +69 |
| August 6, 2024 | 1,805 | +19 |
| August 7, 2024 | 1,878 | +73 |
| August 10, 2024 | 1,896 | +18 |
| January 15, 2025 | 1,966 | +70 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Cody, 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 January 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM MST. Identifier 2024-WYSHF-000225.