No longer in the daily fire updates. The Left Creek Fire last appeared in an official report on August 3, 2026, at 282 acres and 25% contained. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Left Creek Fire

Crook County, Wyoming · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 3, 2026 (2 months ago)
First reported about 2 months ago
Metric Now
Size
282 acres
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
+32 acres
was 250 acres · Aug 1, 11:00 PM
Containment
25%
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
+25 percent
was 0% · Aug 2, 6:00 PM
Crew size
39
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
−114
was 153 · Aug 2, 6:00 PM
Money spent
$350,000
Oct 12, 9:00 PM

Left Creek Fire and other nearby fires

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Left Creek Fire summary

The Left Creek Fire is a wildfire near Crook County, Wyoming. It has burned about 282 acres (about 214 football fields). Crews have boxed in 25% of its edge; the other 75% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 2 months ago. About 39 people are on it, run by a Area Command.

Size
282 acres
Containment
25%
Discovered
August 1, 2026 (first reported about 2 months ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 3rd at 2:00 p.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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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.

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Day Night
This Afternoon
80°F · Smoke
Wind 17 to 21 mph N · 1% rain
Wind: Windy Heat: Warm Dry
43°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 0 to 20 mph N · 1% rain
Wind: Windy Heat: Cool Dry
Tuesday
75°F · Sunny
Wind 0 to 3 mph NW · 1% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry
50°F · Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 mph E · 15% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry
Wednesday
82°F · Sunny
Wind 6 mph SW · 2% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry
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Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 3rd at 2:06 p.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 39 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Area Command. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $350,000 has been spent on it so far.

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