No longer in the daily fire updates. The Cat Creek Fire last appeared in an official report on August 8, 2026, at 142 acres 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 →

Cat Creek Fire

Sheridan County, Wyoming · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 8, 2026 (2 months ago)
First reported about 2 months ago
Metric Now
Size
142 acres
Oct 12, 9:00 PM
−33 acres
was 175 acres · Aug 5, 10:00 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Cat Creek Fire and other nearby fires

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Cat Creek Fire summary

The Cat Creek Fire is a wildfire near Sheridan County, Wyoming. It has burned about 142 acres (about 108 football fields). It was first reported about 2 months ago.

Size
142 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 5, 2026 (first reported about 2 months ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, August 22nd at 3:00 p.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

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Day Night
This Afternoon
87°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 18 mph SSE · 21% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain
61°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 to 17 mph SSW · 21% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain
Sunday
91°F · Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms
Wind 5 to 14 mph NW · 21% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Hot Some rain
59°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy
Wind 7 mph WSW · 33% rain
Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain
Monday
84°F · Sunny
Wind 8 to 12 mph NNW · 0% rain
Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry
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Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, August 22nd at 3:04 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.

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