Wildhorse Creek Fire

Campbell County, Wyoming · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Jul 25, 2026 (23 days ago)

First reported about 5 weeks ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	—	350 acres Aug 17, 8:00 AM	—
Containment	—	100% Aug 17, 8:00 AM	—
Crew size	—	70 Aug 17, 8:00 AM	—
Money spent	—	$30,000 Aug 17, 8:00 AM	—

Wildhorse Creek Fire summary

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 about 5 weeks ago. About 70 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size: 350 acres
Containment: 100%
Discovered: July 12, 2026 (first reported about 5 weeks ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, August 8th at 3:00 p.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

⚠️ Red Flag Warning in effect. The National Weather Service has flagged conditions here — usually wind plus dry air — that can make fires spread fast. This is the official warning that fire danger is high 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

98°F · Smoke

Wind 15 mph NW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Tonight

59°F · Smoke

Wind 2 to 15 mph SW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

95°F · Areas Of Smoke

Wind 5 to 17 mph S · 3% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Sunday Night

62°F · Areas Of Smoke

Wind 3 to 16 mph N · 5% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Monday

95°F · Sunny

Wind 5 to 16 mph NE · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, August 8th at 3:01 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

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.

Where to get live updates

We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:

→ Watch Duty: real-time fire reporting and evacuations.
→ InciWeb: the government's official fire information site.

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