Hwy 16 Fire
The Hwy 16 Fire was reported on February 25, 2024 in Crook County, Wyoming and burned 1,246 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 1,246 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 25, 2024
- Personnel
- 51
Map
Perimeter mapped February 25, 2024 at 7:45 PM MST, 1,246 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 44.252, -104.923.
The incident
- Size
- 1,246 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- February 25, 2024 at 1:45 PM MST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 1 Mile East of Moorcroft, WY
- County
- Crook County
- State
- Wyoming
- Nearest city reported
- Moorcroft
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 51
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $10,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-WYCRX-240138
- IRWIN identifier
- CE205DB9-D19C-4891-967F-2374497688CE
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Moorcroft, WY covers the area today.
Nearby
- Moorcroft, WY2 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Upton, WY18 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Sleepy Hollow, WY25 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Antelope Valley-Crestview, WY27 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Gillette, WY29 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Sundance, WY29 miles east of the fire’s origin
Wyoming wildfires today Wildfires of 2024 All current fires
Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated February 27, 2024 at 10:55 AM MST. Identifier 2024-WYCRX-240138.