No longer in the daily fire updates. The Kohns Fire last appeared in an official report on August 8, at 2,700 acres and 100% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Kohns Fire

Campbell County, Wyoming · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 8, 2026 (about 1 month ago)
First reported about 6 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
2,700 acres
Sep 10, 4:00 PM
+2,700 acres
was 0 acres · Jul 27, 6:00 PM
Containment
100%
Sep 10, 4:00 PM
+25 percent
was 75% · Jul 29, 4:00 PM
Crew size
1
Sep 10, 4:00 PM
−50
was 51 · Jul 29, 4:00 PM
Money spent
$50,000
Sep 10, 4:00 PM

Kohns Fire and other nearby fires

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Kohns Fire summary

The Kohns Fire is a wildfire near Campbell County, Wyoming. It has burned about 2,700 acres (about 2,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 6 weeks ago. About 1 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size
2,700 acres
Containment
100%
Discovered
July 27, 2026 (first reported about 6 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, August 22nd at 1:00 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.

Today

90°F · Partly Sunny

Wind 10 to 15 mph S · 4% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Tonight

62°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 14 to 18 mph S · 41% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Sunday

96°F · Sunny

Wind 8 to 13 mph SW · 11% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Sunday Night

60°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy

Wind 3 to 8 mph W · 38% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Monday

90°F · Sunny

Wind 3 to 10 mph NW · 4% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, August 22nd at 1:03 p.m. CDT.

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Who's on it

About 1 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. About $50,000 has been spent on it so far.

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