No longer in the daily fire updates. The Kilkare Rd Fire last appeared in an official report on July 24, at under 1 acre with containment not reported. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Kilkare Rd Fire

Burnett County, Wisconsin · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 24, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported today
Metric Now
Size
0 acres
Jul 24, 3:00 PM
Containment
Crew size
Money spent

Kilkare Rd Fire and other nearby fires

🔥 Where this fire started Mostly contained Partly contained Containment not reported

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Kilkare Rd Fire summary

The Kilkare Rd Fire is a wildfire near Burnett County, Wisconsin. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 24, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Friday, July 24th at 2:00 p.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

No Red Flag Warning. The National Weather Service hasn't flagged this area for dangerous fire-spread conditions right now.

Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.

A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.

This Afternoon

82°F · Chance Rain Showers

Wind 10 mph SW · 27% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain

Tonight

64°F · Mostly Cloudy then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 10 mph SW · 31% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Saturday

91°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Sunny

Wind 5 mph SW · 25% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Some rain

Saturday Night

68°F · Mostly Clear then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 0 to 5 mph S · 21% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Sunday

94°F · Patchy Smoke then Mostly Sunny

Wind 5 mph SW · 12% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, July 24th at 2:06 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

This fire is small enough that no crew size or team has been posted yet. That's normal for a fire this size — those numbers show up once a fire is big enough to need a formal report.

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