The Kate's Basin Fire was 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 on August 7, 2000 and by August 18, it had burned over . 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.
References
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