Oregon Trail Fire
The Oregon Trail Fire was reported on July 13, 2024 in Natrona County, Wyoming and burned 1,540 acres. It was declared out on July 22, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 1,540 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 13, 2024
Map
Perimeter mapped August 2, 2024 at 8:58 AM MDT, 1,540 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 42.665, -106.784.
The incident
- Size
- 1,540 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 13, 2024 at 6:36 PM MDT
- Contained
- July 16, 2024 at 2:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- July 22, 2024 at 7:45 AM MDT
- Declared out
- July 22, 2024 at 7:45 AM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 20 SW of Casper Wyoming
- County
- Natrona County
- State
- Wyoming
- Nearest city reported
- Casper
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $100,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-WYHPD-240225
- IRWIN identifier
- 710D8FB9-EB7C-4AFD-972B-365EF3400C5C
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Vista West, WY covers the area today.
Nearby
- Vista West, WY23 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Mills, WY24 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Casper, WY28 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Bar Nunn, WY28 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Evansville, WY29 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Glenrock, WY48 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 August 2, 2024 at 8:58 AM MDT. Identifier 2024-WYHPD-240225.