No longer in the daily fire updates. The River Bend Fire last appeared in an official report on August 14, 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 →

River Bend Fire

Oneida County, Wisconsin · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 14, 2026 (4 days ago)
First reported about 3 weeks ago
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Size
0 acres
Aug 17, 11:00 AM
Containment
Crew size
Money spent

River Bend Fire and other nearby fires

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

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River Bend Fire summary

The River Bend Fire is a wildfire near Oneida County, Wisconsin. It has burned about under 1 acre. It was first reported about 3 weeks ago.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 26, 2026 (first reported about 3 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Sunday, August 16th at 11:00 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.

Tonight

51°F · Mostly Clear then Patchy Fog

Wind 1 mph WNW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Monday

79°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 1 to 7 mph W · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Monday Night

58°F · Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 3 mph WSW · 41% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Tuesday

76°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Sunny

Wind 3 to 9 mph WNW · 21% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Some rain

Tuesday Night

47°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 0 to 7 mph NNW · 12% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, August 16th at 11:02 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.

Where to get live updates

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