Binford Fire

Albany County, Wyoming · Wildfire

Active Official numbers updated Aug 27, 2026 (about 2 hours ago)
First reported today
Metric Now
Size
4 acres
Aug 27, 5:00 PM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Binford Fire and other nearby fires

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Binford Fire summary

The Binford Fire is a wildfire near Albany County, Wyoming. It has burned about 4 acres (about 3 football fields). It's a brand-new fire, first reported today. We're also tracking 5 other active fires within about 75 miles.

Size
4 acres
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
August 27, 2026 (first reported today)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Thursday, August 27th at 5:00 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

84°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 5 mph E · 3% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

67°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 5 to 15 mph S · 1% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Friday

87°F · Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 15 mph W · 19% chance of rain

Wind: Breezy Heat: Warm Dry

Friday Night

66°F · Mostly Cloudy

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

Wind: Breezy Heat: Cool Dry

Saturday

84°F · Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 15 to 20 mph WSW · 18% chance of rain

Wind: Windy Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Thursday, August 27th at 5:06 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 Binford Fire

Within about 75 miles we're tracking 5 other active fires, closest first:

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