Short Draw Fire
The Short Draw Fire was reported on September 11, 2024 in Campbell County, Wyoming and burned 40,000 acres. It was declared out on November 12, 2024.
- Size
- 40,000 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 11, 2024
- Personnel
- 52
Map
Perimeter mapped January 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM MST, 34,581 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 44.955, -105.617.
The incident
- Size
- 40,000 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- September 11, 2024 at 1:57 PM MDT
- Contained
- September 21, 2024 at 9:00 AM MDT
- Declared out
- November 12, 2024 at 10:25 AM MST
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 30 miles North of Gillette WY
- County
- Campbell County
- State
- Wyoming
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 52
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,486,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-WYCMX-240531
- IRWIN identifier
- D5407B54-AAAF-4689-A0AD-5A589DB67982
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from September 12, 2024 (30,562 acres) to December 12, 2024 (34,581 acres). The largest one-day growth was 4,622 acres, mapped September 13, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 12, 2024 | 30,562 | |
| September 13, 2024 | 35,184 | +4,622 |
| September 14, 2024 | 35,223 | +39 |
| September 15, 2024 | 35,119 | -104 |
| September 16, 2024 | 34,824 | -295 |
| September 17, 2024 | 34,573 | -251 |
| September 20, 2024 | 34,581 | +8 |
| December 12, 2024 | 34,581 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Broadus, MT covers the area today.
Nearby
- Broadus, MT35 miles north of the fire’s origin
- Gillette, WY46 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Sleepy Hollow, WY51 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Antelope Valley-Crestview, WY51 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Moorcroft, WY58 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Sheridan, WY66 miles west 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 3:45 PM MST. Identifier 2024-WYCMX-240531.