The U.S. government is tracking 7 wildfires in Wyoming today. Together they cover about 9,124 acres (roughly 7,000 football fields), spread across the state. Only 2 are 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 Tuesday, October 20th at 5:00 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.
Moonshine Fire
Albany County, Wyoming
7,325 acres
100% contained
Pk Fire
Sheridan County, Wyoming
1,645 acres
90% contained
Chalk Mountain Fire
Carbon County, Wyoming
124 acres
91% contained
Erickson Draw Fire
Campbell County, Wyoming
30 acres
Containment not reported
School House Fire
Campbell County, Wyoming
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Salt Creek Fire
Natrona County, Wyoming
under 1 acre
Containment not reported
Spring Creek 2 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.
California
64 fires · 59 not contained · 39K acres
Oregon
35 fires · 31 not contained · 472K acres
Wisconsin
31 fires · 31 not contained · small fires
Washington
26 fires · 17 not contained · 616K acres
Mississippi
12 fires · 5 not contained · 1,488 acres
Montana
12 fires · 7 not contained · 46K acres
Idaho
11 fires · 7 not contained · 30K acres
Michigan
9 fires · 9 not contained · 1,740 acres
Minnesota
8 fires · 7 not contained · small fires
Colorado
7 fires · 4 not contained · 157K acres
Florida
6 fires · 4 not contained · 4,783 acres
Alabama
4 fires · 1 not contained · small fires
Arkansas
4 fires · 4 not contained · small fires
New Mexico
3 fires · 1 not contained · 17K acres
Texas
3 fires · 2 not contained · small fires
Oklahoma
3 fires · 1 not contained · small fires
Nevada
2 fires · all contained · 34K acres
Georgia
1 fire · all contained · small fires
Utah
1 fire · 1 not contained · 4,774 acres
Tennessee
1 fire · 1 not contained · small fires
Louisiana
1 fire · all contained · small fires
Alaska
1 fire · all contained · 7,339 acres
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