Bum Draw Fire
The Bum Draw Fire was reported on August 17, 2025 in Niobrara County, Wyoming and burned 362 acres. It was declared out on August 22, 2025. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 362 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 17, 2025
- Personnel
- 5
Map
Perimeter mapped August 22, 2025 at 2:44 PM MDT, 362 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 43.464, -104.755.
The incident
- Size
- 362 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 17, 2025 at 6:33 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 20, 2025 at 3:40 PM MDT
- Declared out
- August 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 38 Miles SW from Newcastle, WY
- County
- Niobrara County
- State
- Wyoming
- Nearest city reported
- Lance Creek
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 5
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2025-WYNIX-250359
- IRWIN identifier
- A7B41851-E67F-4EE2-9526-58FC326B16DB
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Newcastle, WY covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM MDT. Identifier 2025-WYNIX-250359.