MM 177 Shoulder Fire

Portage County, Wisconsin · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 14, 2026 (about 4 hours ago)
First reported yesterday
Metric Now
Size
0 acres
Aug 14, 1:00 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

MM 177 Shoulder Fire and other nearby fires

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

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MM 177 Shoulder Fire summary

The MM 177 Shoulder Fire is a wildfire near Portage County, Wisconsin. It has burned about under 1 acre. It's a brand-new fire, first reported yesterday. We're also tracking 8 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 13, 2026 (first reported yesterday)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Friday, August 14th at 1:00 p.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.

This Afternoon

80°F · Partly Sunny

Wind 10 mph E · 2% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

61°F · Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers

Wind 7 to 10 mph E · 16% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

78°F · Chance Rain Showers

Wind 7 to 10 mph ESE · 39% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain

Saturday Night

66°F · Chance Rain Showers

Wind 2 to 7 mph SSW · 44% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Sunday

79°F · Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny

Wind 6 to 13 mph NW · 28% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Some rain

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Friday, August 14th at 1:11 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 MM 177 Shoulder Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 8 other active fires, closest first:

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