Back 40 Fire

Green Lake County, Wisconsin · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 13, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported yesterday
Metric Now
Size
0 acres
Aug 13, 9:00 AM
Containment
Crew size
Money spent

Back 40 Fire and other nearby fires

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

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Back 40 Fire summary

The Back 40 Fire is a wildfire near Green Lake County, Wisconsin. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday. We're also tracking 6 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 12, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, August 13th at 9:00 a.m. CDT.

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 this fire will do.

Today

78°F · Patchy Fog then Chance Rain Showers

Wind 0 to 5 mph SE · 40% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Some rain

Tonight

62°F · Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy

Wind 0 to 5 mph E · 28% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Friday

80°F · Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers

Wind 5 to 10 mph E · 15% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Friday Night

62°F · Chance Rain Showers

Wind 5 to 10 mph E · 50% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Rain likely

Saturday

79°F · Showers And Thunderstorms Likely

Wind 5 to 10 mph SE · 70% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Rain likely

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, August 13th at 8:06 a.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 Back 40 Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 6 other active fires, closest first:

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