La Bonte Fire
The La Bonte Fire was reported on September 12, 2024 in Converse County, Wyoming and burned 3,506 acres. It was declared out on October 25, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 3,506 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 12, 2024
- Personnel
- 9
Map
Perimeter mapped January 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM MST, 3,485 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 42.430, -105.528.
The incident
- Size
- 3,506 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 12, 2024 at 1:58 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 25, 2024 at 5:04 PM MDT
- Controlled
- October 15, 2024 at 12:45 PM MDT
- Declared out
- October 25, 2024 at 7:30 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 20 miles south of Douglas
- County
- Converse County
- State
- Wyoming
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 9
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,700,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-WYHPD-240536
- IRWIN identifier
- 2E19CEF9-FDD2-49BB-A3DA-6F3969388F9C
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from September 13, 2024 (708 acres) to January 15, 2025 (3,485 acres). The largest one-day growth was 2,257 acres, mapped September 14, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 13, 2024 | 708 | |
| September 14, 2024 | 2,965 | +2,257 |
| September 15, 2024 | 3,300 | +335 |
| September 16, 2024 | 3,482 | +182 |
| September 18, 2024 | 3,484 | +2 |
| September 21, 2024 | 3,485 | +1 |
| January 15, 2025 | 3,485 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Douglas, 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 3:24 PM MST. Identifier 2024-WYHPD-240536.