Campbell County, Wyoming · Wildfire
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The Wildhorse Creek Fire is a wildfire near Campbell County, Wyoming. It has burned about 350 acres (about 265 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported 7 days ago. About 70 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC. We're also tracking 4 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, July 18th at 3:28 p.m. CDT.
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
97°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 10 to 14 mph SE · 38% chance of rain
Tonight
67°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy
Wind 3 to 10 mph SE · 25% chance of rain
Sunday
99°F · Sunny
Wind 3 to 10 mph NW · 12% chance of rain
Sunday Night
65°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 5 to 10 mph N · 9% chance of rain
Monday
94°F · Sunny
Wind 6 to 16 mph N · 1% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, July 18th at 3:33 p.m. CDT.
About 70 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $30,000 has been spent on it so far.
The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.
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