No longer in the daily fire updates. The Bridge Fire last appeared in an official report on August 5, at under 1 acre with containment not reported. Fires drop off this list once crews have them contained or out; we keep the page for reference. See fires burning now →

Bridge Fire

Oneida County, Wisconsin · Wildfire

No longer active Official numbers updated Aug 5, 2026 (11 days ago)
First reported about 4 weeks ago
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Size
0 acres
Aug 16, 5:00 AM
Containment —
Crew size —
Money spent —

Bridge Fire and other nearby fires

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

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Bridge Fire summary

The Bridge Fire is a wildfire near Oneida County, Wisconsin. It has burned about under 1 acre. It was first reported about 4 weeks ago.

Size
under 1 acre
Containment
Not yet reported
Discovered
July 18, 2026 (first reported about 4 weeks ago)
Cause
Not reported

The size and containment above are current as of Saturday, August 8th at 2:00 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

78°F · Mostly Sunny

Wind 8 mph WNW · 0% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Tonight

57°F · Partly Cloudy

Wind 5 mph SW · 7% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Dry

Sunday

78°F · Chance Rain Showers then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

Wind 1 to 7 mph WSW · 50% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Rain likely

Sunday Night

54°F · Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Patchy Fog

Wind 0 to 5 mph NNW · 23% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Cool Some rain

Monday

79°F · Patchy Fog then Mostly Sunny

Wind 0 to 5 mph WNW · 4% chance of rain

Wind: Calm Heat: Warm Dry

Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Saturday, August 8th at 2:02 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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