Eblack Mtn Fire
199653,228 acresWyoming
The Eblack Mtn Fire burned 53,228 acres, about 83 square miles, across 2 counties. It began on August 25, 1996.
Watch how it happenedEblack Mtn Fire · 1996
How it happened
See how severely each place burned, revealed outward from where it started.
How severely it burned
Burn severity inside the final perimeter, classified from Landsat images taken before and after the fire.
| Severity | Share | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| Moderatemixed: many trees killed, some survive | 21% | 11,027 |
| Lowsurface fire, most trees survive | 61% | 32,404 |
| Unburned to lowislands inside the perimeter, little change | 18% | 9,792 |
No part of the fire was classed as high severity; 21% burned at moderate severity.
Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (U.S. Geological Survey and USDA Forest Service). Classes come from the change in a Landsat burn index (dNBR) between images before and after the fire; acres are each class’s share of the fire’s mapped area.
Where it burned
Acres inside each county, measured from the satellite-mapped perimeter.
| Washakie County | WY | 38,951 |
| Hot Springs County | WY | 14,259 |
Other large fires in Wyoming in 1996
- Bates Fire47,070 acres
- Olmstead D Fire44,522 acres
Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (USGS and U.S. Forest Service). Type recorded: Wildfire.