Kate's Basin Fire
The Kate's Basin Fire is a wildfire complex which began burning southwest of Thermopolis and north of Riverton in Hot Springs County, Wyoming. The fire complex started as the Kate's Basin and Blondie #2 fires[1] on August 7, 2000 and by August 18, it had burned over 137,600 acres (556.8 km2).[2] The fire started as a result of lightning.
During the fighting of the fire a burn over incident resulted in the death of James (Jim) Burnett of Hatfield, Arkansas, the Engine Boss of Oklahoma Engine #2. [2]
Cooperating Agencies and Resources
- Bureau of Indian Affairs
- The Arapaho Tribe
- The Shoshone Tribe
- The Chickasaw Nation, Chickasaw Nation Engine #2
- National Weather Service
- US Forest Service
- Bureau of Land Management
- National Park Service
- Fremont County
- Hot Springs County
- State of Oklahoma, Broken Bow Fire Department, Oklahoma Engine #2
- State of Wyoming
- State of Wyoming, Department of Corrections, Smokebusters[3]
- Wyoming Army National Guard (104 troops)[4]
- State of South Dakota, Rapid City, SD Fire Department, Black Hawk, SD Volunteer Fire Department
- Private Citizens and Companies
References
- ^ "NATIONAL INTERAGENCY COORDINATION CENTER INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 2000". Archived from the original on April 28, 2005. Retrieved 2007-10-30.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Kate's Basin Incident Report". Retrieved 2007-10-30.
- ^ "Department of Corrections Smokebusters Fire Statistics". Archived from the original on September 27, 2006. Retrieved 2007-10-30.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TOPS 4,600 MARK TO BATTLE WILDLAND BLAZES". Retrieved 2007-10-30.
External links
- Pacific Northwest National Incident Management Team, Kate's Basin Fire Complex
- Assessment of Summer 2000 Wildfires: Landscape History, Current Condition and Ownership
- National Interagency Fire Center, 1997-2006 Large Fires (100,000+ fires)
- Oklahoma Wildlands Firefighter Memorial
- James Burnett Memorial Page
- "Injured Oklahoma firefighter returned home", The Daily Ardmoreite, August 14, 2000
- "Flare-up deadly for Arkansas firefighter", The Shawnee News-Star
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