River Bend Fire

Oneida County, Wisconsin · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Jul 27, 2026 (about 3 hours ago)
First reported 3 days ago
Metric Now
Size
0 acres
Jul 27, 12:01 PM
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 3 days ago. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 24, 2026 (first reported 3 days ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, July 27th at 12:01 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

83°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 6 to 12 mph NW · 28% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain

Tonight

56°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 3 to 12 mph NNE · 6% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Tuesday

82°F · Sunny

Wind 5 mph NNE · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Tuesday Night

57°F · Mostly Clear

Wind 3 mph E · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

84°F · Sunny

Wind 0 to 3 mph SW · 4% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, July 27th at 12:06 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.

Where to get live updates

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Nearby fires to River Bend Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 8 other active fires, closest first:

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