Deer Creek Fire
The Deer Creek Fire was reported on August 3, 2024 in Johnson County, Wyoming and burned 6,699 acres. It was declared out on August 25, 2024.
- Size
- 6,699 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 3, 2024
Map
Perimeter mapped January 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM MST, 6,700 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 44.540, -106.040.
The incident
- Size
- 6,699 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 3, 2024 at 3:51 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 8, 2024 at 5:30 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 25, 2024 at 8:30 AM MDT
- Declared out
- August 25, 2024 at 8:30 AM MDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 24 miles NW of Gillette
- County
- Johnson County
- State
- Wyoming
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-WYHPD-240349
- IRWIN identifier
- 955F241C-F746-48C4-9E18-540C2D4C28B1
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Gillette, WY covers the area today.
Nearby
- Gillette, WY32 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Buffalo, WY35 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Antelope Valley-Crestview, WY35 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Sleepy Hollow, WY37 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Sheridan, WY48 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Moorcroft, WY57 miles east 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 3:35 PM MST. Identifier 2024-WYHPD-240349.