Kate's Basin Fire

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 firescite web |title= NATIONAL INTERAGENCY COORDINATION CENTER INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 2000 |url=http://cidi.org/wildfire/0008/0010.html |accessdate=2007-10-30 ] on August 7, 2000 and by August 18, it had burned over convert|137600|acre|km2|1 .cite web |title=Kate's Basin Incident Report |url=http://www.coloradofirecamp.com/engine-boss/kates-basin-overview.htm |accessdate=2007-10-30 ] 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. cite web |title=Kate's Basin Incident Report |url=http://www.coloradofirecamp.com/engine-boss/kates-basin-overview.htm |accessdate=2007-10-30 ]

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, Smokebusterscite web |title=Department of Corrections Smokebusters Fire Statistics |url=http://doc.state.wy.us/prisons/statistics.asp |accessdate=2007-10-30 ]
*Wyoming Army National Guard (104 troops)cite web |title=DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TOPS 4,600 MARK TO BATTLE WILDLAND BLAZES |url=http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=2634 |accessdate=2007-10-30 ]
*Private Citizens and Companies

References

External links

* [http://199.134.225.50/nwcc/t1_pnw3/archived_incidents/kates_basin_0800/index.html Pacific Northwest National Incident Management Team, Kate's Basin Fire Complex] .
* [http://www.pacificbio.org/Projects/fires2000/wildfire2000.pdf Assessment of Summer 2000 Wildfires: Landscape History, Current Condition and Ownership]
* [http://www.nifc.gov/fire_info/lg_fires.htm National Interagency Fire Center, 1997-2006 Large Fires (100,000+ fires)] .
* [http://www.beaversbend.com/ff%20memorial.htm Oklahoma Wildlands Firefighter Memorial] .
* [http://199.134.225.50/nwcc/t1_pnw3/archived_incidents/kates_basin_0800/00a_memorial.html James Burnett Memorial Page] .
* [http://ardmoreite.com/stories/081400/new_firefighter.shtml "Injured Oklahoma firefighter returned home", "The Daily Ardmoreite", August 14 2000] .
* [http://www.news-star.com/stories/081300/new_flareup.shtml "Flare-up deadly for Arkansas firefighter", "The Shawnee News-Star"] .


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