Constitution Fire
The Constitution Fire was reported on August 21, 2024 in Campbell County, Wyoming and burned 24,630 acres. It was declared out on October 30, 2024.
- Size
- 24,630 acres
- Contained
- 95%
- Discovered
- August 21, 2024
- Personnel
- 27
Map
Perimeter mapped January 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM MST, 24,630 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 44.536, -105.487.
The incident
- Size
- 24,630 acres
- Containment
- 95%
- Discovered
- August 21, 2024 at 5:41 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 13, 2024 at 7:30 AM MDT
- Controlled
- October 30, 2024 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- October 30, 2024 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 11 miles NE of Gillette, Wy
- County
- Campbell County
- State
- Wyoming
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 27
- Incident management
- Area Command, Type 1 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $2,491,725
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-WYCMX-240438
- IRWIN identifier
- 32C776E9-5F9E-4054-85AF-B110506759D2
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 24, 2024 (24,605 acres) to January 15, 2025 (24,630 acres). The largest one-day growth was 35 acres, mapped January 15, 2025.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 24, 2024 | 24,605 | |
| August 25, 2024 | 24,595 | -10 |
| August 26, 2024 | 24,595 | 0 |
| January 15, 2025 | 24,630 | +35 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Gillette, WY covers the area today.
Nearby
- Gillette, WY17 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Sleepy Hollow, WY21 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Antelope Valley-Crestview, WY21 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Moorcroft, WY33 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Upton, WY52 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Wright, WY54 miles south 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 January 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM MST. Identifier 2024-WYCMX-240438.