Goshen County, Wyoming · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size | — |
222 acres
Aug 8, 3:00 PM
|
— |
| Containment | — |
100%
Aug 8, 3:00 PM
|
— |
| Crew size | — |
3
Aug 8, 3:00 PM
|
— |
| Money spent | — |
$1,000
Aug 8, 3:00 PM
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— |
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The Rocky Ridge Fire is a wildfire near Goshen County, Wyoming. It has burned about 222 acres (about 168 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 6 weeks ago. About 3 people are on it, run by a Type 5 IC. We're also tracking 2 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, August 8th at 3:00 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
100°F · Patchy Smoke
Wind 10 to 15 mph WNW · 0% chance of rain
Tonight
67°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 5 to 15 mph N · 0% chance of rain
Sunday
96°F · Areas Of Smoke
Wind 5 to 15 mph WSW · 5% chance of rain
Sunday Night
61°F · Patchy Smoke then Mostly Cloudy
Wind 5 to 15 mph SSW · 8% chance of rain
Monday
95°F · Sunny
Wind 5 to 10 mph NNW · 6% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, August 8th at 3:04 p.m. CDT.
About 3 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 5 IC. About $1,000 has been spent on it so far.
The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.
We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:
Within about 75 miles we're tracking 2 other active fires, closest first:
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