Double 8 Fire

Carbon County, Wyoming · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 11, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported today
Metric Now
Size
0 acres
Aug 10, 11:00 PM
Containment
Crew size
Money spent

Double 8 Fire and other nearby fires

🔥 Where this fire started Mostly contained Partly contained Containment not reported

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Double 8 Fire summary

The Double 8 Fire is a wildfire near Carbon County, Wyoming. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported today. We're also tracking 1 other active fire within about 75 miles.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 11, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 10th at 11:00 p.m. CDT.

Weather & fire-spread conditions

⚠️ Red Flag Warning in effect. The National Weather Service has flagged conditions here — usually wind plus dry air — that can make fires spread fast. This is the official warning that fire danger is high 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 this fire will do.

Tonight

58°F · Mostly Cloudy

Wind 5 to 10 mph S · 3% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Tuesday

81°F · Mostly Sunny then Patchy Smoke

Wind 10 to 15 mph WSW · 14% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Tuesday Night

58°F · Patchy Smoke then Partly Cloudy

Wind 5 to 10 mph SSW · 18% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Wednesday

76°F · Partly Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 5 to 15 mph WSW · 43% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain

Wednesday Night

52°F · Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 5 to 10 mph SSW · 33% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 10th at 11:05 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.

Where to get live updates

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Nearby fires to Double 8 Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 1 other active fire, closest first:

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