Remington Fire
The Remington Fire was reported on August 22, 2024 in Sheridan County, Wyoming and burned 196,368 acres. It was declared out on November 12, 2024.
- Size
- 196,368 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 22, 2024
- Personnel
- 57
Map
Perimeter mapped January 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM MST, 196,368 acres (ir image interpretation). Point of origin 44.942, -106.071.
The incident
- Size
- 196,368 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 22, 2024 at 8:07 AM MDT
- Contained
- September 21, 2024 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- November 12, 2024 at 10:30 AM MST
- Declared out
- November 12, 2024 at 10:30 AM MST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 20 NE of Leiter WY, multiple counties in southeast Montana.
- County
- Sheridan County
- State
- Wyoming
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 57
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 1 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,800,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-WYSHX-240442
- IRWIN identifier
- 2B136641-8C91-4C70-960D-64E05BC390E4
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 23, 2024 (128,772 acres) to January 15, 2025 (196,368 acres). The largest one-day growth was 196,368 acres, mapped September 18, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 23, 2024 | 128,772 | |
| August 24, 2024 | 195,798 | +67,026 |
| August 25, 2024 | 196,388 | +590 |
| August 26, 2024 | 196,388 | 0 |
| August 27, 2024 | 196,459 | +71 |
| August 28, 2024 | 196,238 | -221 |
| August 30, 2024 | 196,368 | +130 |
| September 2, 2024 | 196,368 | 0 |
| September 16, 2024 | 0 | -196,368 |
| September 18, 2024 | 196,368 | +196,368 |
| January 15, 2025 | 196,368 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Sheridan, WY covers the area today.
Nearby
- Sheridan, WY44 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Buffalo, WY51 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Gillette, WY53 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Lame Deer, MT55 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Antelope Valley-Crestview, WY58 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Sleepy Hollow, WY58 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 3:40 PM MST. Identifier 2024-WYSHX-240442.