House Draw Fire
The House Draw Fire was reported on August 21, 2024 in Johnson County, Wyoming and burned 174,547 acres. It was declared out on September 17, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 174,547 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 21, 2024
Map
Perimeter mapped January 15, 2025 at 3:33 PM MST, 174,547 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 44.130, -106.520.
The incident
- Size
- 174,547 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 21, 2024 at 10:21 AM MDT
- Contained
- September 17, 2024 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- September 17, 2024 at 12:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 40 Miles SW of Gillette
- County
- Johnson County
- State
- Wyoming
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 1 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $6,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-WYJOX-240427
- IRWIN identifier
- 04178D57-D71B-4F6E-A541-D5742A171E20
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 21, 2024 (19,096 acres) to August 30, 2024 (174,547 acres). The largest one-day growth was 155,291 acres, mapped August 22, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 21, 2024 | 19,096 | |
| August 22, 2024 | 174,387 | +155,291 |
| August 23, 2024 | 174,703 | +316 |
| August 24, 2024 | 174,703 | 0 |
| August 25, 2024 | 174,703 | 0 |
| August 30, 2024 | 174,547 | -156 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Buffalo, WY covers the area today.
Nearby
- Buffalo, WY17 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Sheridan, WY51 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Gillette, WY52 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Antelope Valley-Crestview, WY52 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Sleepy Hollow, WY55 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Wright, WY57 miles southeast 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 3:33 PM MST. Identifier 2024-WYJOX-240427.