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Fires Near Cheyenne, WYUnited States flag

Live wildfire tracking around Cheyenne: every active fire within 300 miles with distance, size, containment, wind, smoke, and air quality, from official US sources.

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Fires within 100 mi
96 mi
Nearest fire
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Weather alerts
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Air quality · Moderate

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Live risk assessment for Cheyenne, WY

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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 48 active fires within 300 miles of Cheyenne, WY, including 3 within 100 miles. None are inside Cheyenne city limits. The most significant is the Rocky Ridge fire, 97 miles away at 222 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 51).

Early signal: satellite heat detected nearby. Satellites picked up 3 heat detections in the last 24 hours, the closest about 22 miles away, that do not match any officially reported fire. Detections like this are often the first public sign of a new ignition, though they can also be industrial heat or agricultural burning. Turn on the Satellite heat layer on the map below and check back over the next few hours.
  • A Red Flag Warning is active: critical fire weather (dry fuels plus wind) in your area.

House pin: Cheyenne, WY. Bold outline: Cheyenne city limits. Dashed rings show distance from the city center. Wind arrows appear on significant fires as you zoom in.

Fires by distance

City limits
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no fires
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no fires
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no fires
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410 acres
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20K acres
≤ 300 mi
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208K acres
6 active weather alerts
Red Flag Warninguntil Aug 12, 3:00 AM

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.gov
Red Flag Warninguntil Aug 12, 3:00 AM

Red 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.gov
Red Flag Warninguntil Aug 12, 3:00 AM

Red 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.gov
Red Flag Warninguntil Aug 12, 3:00 AM

Red 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.gov
Red Flag Warninguntil Aug 12, 3:00 AM

Red 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.gov
Red Flag Warninguntil Aug 12, 3:00 AM

Red 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.gov

Source: National Weather Service. Alerts open the official NWS record.

This season vs the last decade

<1% of an average year
Burned so far in 20263 acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)1.8K acres

So far in 2026, 3 acres have burned within 25 miles of Cheyenne, <1% of the 1.8K acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.

Active fires near Cheyenne, WY

Every active fire within 300 miles, closest first.

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Historic fires near Cheyenne

The largest wildfires on record within 100 miles.

Cameron Peak
2020
208,913 acres · 66 mi away
East Troublesome
2020
193,812 acres · 99 mi away · 2 deaths
Mullen
2020
176,878 acres · 83 mi away
Arapaho
2012
98,115 acres · 81 mi away
High Park
2012
87,284 acres · 49 mi away · 1 death

Explore the full record in the history near me search.

Emergency resources for Wyoming

Official channels for evacuation orders, shelters, and emergency alerts. In an immediate emergency, call 911.

Wyoming Office of Homeland SecurityAlertsState emergency management and alerts.hls.wyo.govRed Cross open shelter mapSheltersLive map of currently open emergency shelters nationwide.redcross.orgInciWeb incident informationEvacuationsOfficial updates, closures, and evacuation notices for federal wildfires.inciweb.wildfire.govDisasterAssistance.govFire infoFEMA assistance programs if you are affected by a declared disaster.disasterassistance.govState emergency management directoryAlertsUSA.gov directory of every state emergency management agency.usa.gov

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