Sandpiper Fire (WY)
Satellite image: NASA MODIS (infrared — active fire in orange/red, from yesterday).
Heat detections: NASA FIRMS (last 48h).
Quick facts
- Location
- 14 Miles E from Casper, WY
- Cause
- Human
- Personnel
- 9
- Complexity
- Type 4 Incident
- Fuel
- Tall Grass (2.5 feet)
- Behavior
- Minimal, Creeping, Running
- Jurisdiction
- BLM · Federal land
Burning for 126 days with an average daily growth of approximately 50 acres per day, the human-caused Sandpiper Fire has consumed 6,287 acres of federal land in Natrona County, Wyoming. Located 14 miles east of Casper, the incident is managed by a Type 4 Incident Commander with 9 personnel assigned to the Type 4 Incident.
Current fire behavior is characterized as minimal, creeping, and running through 2.5-foot tall grass fuels. Containment efforts have successfully reached 100 percent, and the wildfire is officially contained.
We'll email you if it grows, containment advances, or it ends.
No account. One-click unsubscribe. · Privacy