Cold Springs Fire

Converse County, Wyoming · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 17, 2026 (about 1 month ago)

First reported about 7 weeks ago

Metric	Last report	Now	Change
Size	1,000 acres Aug 11, 6:00 PM	1,966 acres Sep 24, 10:00 PM +966 acres was 1,000 acres · Aug 11, 6:00 PM	+966 acres in about 1 month
Containment	90% Aug 13, 5:00 PM	100% Sep 24, 10:00 PM +10 percent was 90% · Aug 13, 5:00 PM	+10 percent in about 1 month
Crew size	69 Aug 11, 6:00 PM	78 Sep 24, 10:00 PM +9 was 69 · Aug 11, 6:00 PM	+9 in about 1 month
Money spent	$0 Aug 11, 6:00 PM	$500,000 Sep 24, 10:00 PM +$500,000 was $0 · Aug 11, 6:00 PM	+$500,000 in about 1 month

Cold Springs Fire summary

The Cold Springs Fire is a wildfire near Converse County, Wyoming. It has burned about 1,966 acres (about 1,000 football fields). Crews have it fully contained, with a line all the way around it. It was first reported about 7 weeks ago. About 78 people are on it, run by a Type 4 IC.

Size: 1,966 acres
Containment: 100%
Discovered: August 10, 2026 (first reported about 7 weeks ago)
Cause: Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 31st at 10:00 a.m. CDT.

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Weather & fire-spread conditions

No Red Flag Warning. The National Weather Service hasn't flagged this area for dangerous fire-spread conditions right now.

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 a specific fire will do.

	Day	Night
Today	82°F · Mostly Sunny Wind 10 to 15 mph W · 3% rain Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry	60°F · Mostly Cloudy then Scattered Rain Showers Wind 10 mph SW · 44% rain Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain
Tuesday	80°F · Slight Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny Wind 5 to 20 mph W · 23% rain Wind: Windy Heat: Warm Some rain	61°F · Mostly Clear Wind 15 mph SW · 2% rain Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry
Wednesday	82°F · Sunny Wind 15 to 25 mph SW · 4% rain Wind: Windy Heat: Warm Dry	—

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 31st at 10:02 a.m. CDT.

Who's on it

About 78 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 4 IC. The government rates it a Type 4 Incident. About $500,000 has been spent on it so far.

The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.

Where to get live updates

We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:

→ Watch Duty: real-time fire reporting and evacuations.
→ InciWeb: the government's official fire information site.

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