No longer in the daily fire updates. The Pokegama Island Fire last appeared in an official report on August 20, 2026, 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 →

Pokegama Island Fire

Vilas County, Wisconsin · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 20, 2026 (about 1 month ago)
First reported about 7 weeks ago
Metric Now
Size
0 acres
Sep 21, 12:00 AM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Pokegama Island Fire and other nearby fires

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Pokegama Island Fire summary

The Pokegama Island Fire is a wildfire near Vilas County, Wisconsin. It has burned about under 1 acre. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 1, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Sunday, August 23rd at 6:00 a.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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Day Night
Today
68°F · Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny
Wind 2 to 9 mph NNW · 0% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry
40°F · Mostly Clear then Patchy Fog
Wind 0 to 7 mph N · 0% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry
Monday
75°F · Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny
Wind 0 to 3 mph NNW · 0% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry
47°F · Mostly Cloudy
Wind 2 mph NE · 0% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry
Tuesday
79°F · Mostly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 2 to 9 mph SSW · 49% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Some rain
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Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, August 23rd at 6:02 a.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.

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