The U.S. government is tracking 14 wildfires in Wyoming today. Together they cover about 7,997 acres (roughly 6,000 football fields), spread across the state. Only 1 is large (1,000+ acres); the rest are small or brand-new. "Tracked" means officials are watching them, not that they're out of control. Here's where they stand:
Updated Saturday, September 5th at 3:00 a.m. CDT
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“Contained” is how much of a fire's edge crews have boxed in. 100% means they have a line all the way around it. A fire at 0% is usually new or still being sized up, not out of control. Biggest first — tap any fire for the map, weather, and details.
Lumin Fire
Sheridan County, Wyoming
7,285 acres
100% contained
Cow Camp Fire
Washakie County, Wyoming
300 acres
1% contained
Horsetooth Fire
Platte County, Wyoming
168 acres
100% contained
Chalk Mountain Fire
Carbon County, Wyoming
124 acres
91% contained
Soft Water Fire
Campbell County, Wyoming
110 acres
Containment not reported
Mickleberry creek Fire
Johnson County, Wyoming
10 acres
Containment not reported
Upper Hoback/Kilgore Fire
Sublette County, Wyoming
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
School House Fire
Campbell County, Wyoming
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Dry Creek 2 Fire
Fremont County, Wyoming
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
BAR Coral Fire
Campbell County, Wyoming
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
School House 3 Fire
Campbell County, Wyoming
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
School House 2 Fire
Campbell County, Wyoming
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
School House 1 Fire
Campbell County, Wyoming
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
No Name Fire
Campbell County, Wyoming
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Official data from the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), the U.S. government's wildfire tracker. We refresh it daily. Brand-new small fires can take a day or two to show up here.
Oregon
75 fires · 46 not contained · 2.9M acres
California
71 fires · 70 not contained · 66K acres
Montana
37 fires · 34 not contained · 111K acres
Washington
35 fires · 25 not contained · 651K acres
Wisconsin
29 fires · 29 not contained · small fires
New Mexico
28 fires · 21 not contained · 65K acres
Idaho
26 fires · 25 not contained · 209K acres
Oklahoma
26 fires · 16 not contained · 39K acres
Florida
16 fires · 5 not contained · 72K acres
Utah
11 fires · 7 not contained · 198K acres
Nevada
10 fires · 7 not contained · 164K acres
Colorado
10 fires · 10 not contained · 163K acres
South Dakota
9 fires · 6 not contained · 3,223 acres
Texas
9 fires · 9 not contained · 92K acres
Minnesota
8 fires · 5 not contained · 75K acres
Arizona
6 fires · 6 not contained · 1,181 acres
Alaska
5 fires · 5 not contained · 46K acres
Mississippi
5 fires · all contained · 2,224 acres
North Dakota
5 fires · 4 not contained · small fires
Maine
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Georgia
2 fires · 1 not contained · 1,850 acres
Arkansas
2 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Louisiana
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
North Carolina
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Tennessee
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Michigan
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Massachusetts
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Alabama
1 fire · all contained · 1,650 acres
Hawaii
1 fire · all contained · small fires
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