Sublette County, Wyoming · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
443 acres Aug 11, 6:00 PM
|
370 acres
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
−73 acres
was 443 acres · Aug 11, 6:00 PM
|
−73 acres
in 5 days
|
| Containment |
53% Aug 15, 6:01 PM
|
100%
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
+47 percent
was 53% · Aug 15, 6:01 PM
|
+47 percent
in about 20 hours
|
| Crew size |
145 Aug 15, 6:01 PM
|
123
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
−22
was 145 · Aug 15, 6:01 PM
|
−22
in about 20 hours
|
| Money spent |
$3.3M Aug 15, 6:01 PM
|
$3.5M
Aug 16, 2:01 PM
+$200,000
was $3.3M · Aug 15, 6:01 PM
|
+$200,000
in about 20 hours
|
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The Bare Fire is a wildfire near Sublette County, Wyoming. It has burned about 370 acres (about 280 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported 12 days ago. About 123 people are on it, run by a Type 3 Team.
The size and containment above are current as of Sunday, August 16th at 2:01 p.m. CDT.
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
69°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 12 mph W · 25% chance of rain
Tonight
47°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Partly Cloudy
Wind 5 to 12 mph W · 12% chance of rain
Monday
69°F · Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 to 12 mph WSW · 20% chance of rain
Monday Night
50°F · Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Wind 5 to 10 mph W · 16% chance of rain
Tuesday
66°F · Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 6 to 14 mph W · 39% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, August 16th at 2:07 p.m. CDT.
About 123 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 Team. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $4 million has been spent on it so far.
The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.
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No other active fires are near this one right now. It's on its own.
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