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Live wildfire tracking around Casper: every active fire within 300 miles with distance, size, containment, wind, smoke, and air quality, from official US sources.
Live risk assessment for Casper, WY
Fire activity exists in the wider area but poses no immediate threat to this location. Check back daily while fires remain active.
There are currently 61 active fires within 300 miles of Casper, WY, including 7 within 25 miles and 15 within 100 miles. None are inside Casper city limits. The most significant is the Sandpiper fire, 10 miles away at 6,287 acres, 100% contained. The National Weather Service has 6 Red Flag Warnings in effect covering the surrounding area. Air quality at this location is moderate (AQI 55).
House pin: Casper, WY. Bold outline: Casper city limits. Dashed rings show distance from the city center. Wind arrows appear on significant fires as you zoom in.
Red Flag Warning issued August 11 at 2:17AM MDT until August 11 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Riverton WY
Upper Wind River Basin/Wind River Basin; Owl Creek Mountains; Granite/Green/Ferris/Rattlesnake Mountains
Read full alert at weather.govRed Flag Warning issued August 11 at 2:17AM MDT until August 11 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Riverton WY
Yellowstone National Park
Read full alert at weather.govRed Flag Warning issued August 11 at 2:17AM MDT until August 11 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Riverton WY
Natrona County/Casper BLM; Johnson County/Casper BLM; South Bighorn Mountains; Casper Mountain
Read full alert at weather.govRed Flag Warning issued August 11 at 2:17AM MDT until August 11 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Riverton WY
Absaroka Mountains/North Shoshone NF
Read full alert at weather.govRed Flag Warning issued August 11 at 2:17AM MDT until August 11 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Riverton WY
Upper Green River Basin/Rock Springs BLM; Sweetwater County/Rock Springs BLM/Flaming Gorge NRA
Read full alert at weather.govRed Flag Warning issued August 11 at 1:08AM MDT until August 11 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Cheyenne WY
Niobrara/Lower Elevations of Converse/Thunder Basin National Grassland; Middle North Platte River Basin/Niobrara and Converse High Plains; North Laramie Range a…
Read full alert at weather.govSource: National Weather Service. Alerts open the official NWS record.
So far in 2026, 6.4K acres have burned within 25 miles of Casper, 389% of the 1.7K acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.
Every active fire within 300 miles, closest first.
| Fire | State | County | Distance | Size | Contained | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey Place Fire | WY | Natrona | 4 mi | 0.1 acres | - | 3 days ago |
| Chalk Creek Fire | WY | Natrona | 6 mi | 1.5 acres | - | 3 days ago |
| Fry Fire | WY | Natrona | 10 mi | 0.1 acres | - | 2 days ago |
| Sandpiper Fire | WY | Natrona | 10 mi | 6,287 acres | 100% | 9 days ago |
| Ridgeview Fire | WY | Natrona | 11 mi | 2.3 acres | - | 3 days ago |
| Speas Road Fire | WY | Natrona | 12 mi | 0.9 acres | - | 30 min ago |
| Clark Fire | WY | Natrona | 19 mi | 0.1 acres | - | 2 days ago |
| Cold Springs Fire | WY | Converse | 43 mi | 1,000 acres | 0% | 16 hours ago |
| Waltman 1 Fire | WY | Natrona | 47 mi | 0.5 acres | - | 3 days ago |
| Waltman 2 Fire | WY | Natrona | 47 mi | 1.3 acres | - | 3 days ago |
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