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
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Wyoming Wildfires: Live Fire Map
28 active wildfires burning 34,121 acres in Wyoming right now. NIFC/IRWIN data.
28
Active fires
34K
Acres
10
Under 50% contained
62
Air quality · Moderate
Current situation in Wyoming
Elevated activityLarge fires (1K+)
6
New fires (48h)
2
NWS alerts
6
Wyoming currently has 28 active wildfires burning a combined 34,121 acres. 6 of them are large incidents of 1,000+ acres, and 2 of those are still under 50% containment. The biggest is the Weiser Knoll fire in Fremont County at 13,350 acres, 0% contained. 2 new fires have been discovered in the past 48 hours. The National Weather Service has 6 active fire, wind, or heat alerts covering parts of the state, including 6 Red Flag Warnings. Air quality near the center of the state is moderate (AQI 62).
Bold outline: Wyoming boundary. Fires outside the border are in neighboring states.
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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
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Red Flag Warning issued August 11 at 2:17AM MDT until August 11 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Riverton WY
Yellowstone National Park
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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
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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
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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…
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This season vs the last decade
24% of an average yearBurned so far in 202653K acres
10-year average (2016–2025, full year)220K acres
So far in 2026, 53K acres have burned in Wyoming, 24% of the 220K acres burned in an average full year from 2016 to 2025.
Active fires in Wyoming
- 0%Weiser Knoll FireFremont13,350 acres15 hours ago
- 100%Lumin FireSheridan7,285 acres2 days ago
- 100%Sandpiper FireNatrona6,287 acres9 days ago
- 100%Kohns FireCampbell2,700 acres2 days ago
- 100%Sr - Buffalo FireSheridan1,200 acres2 days ago
- 0%Cold Springs FireConverse1,000 acres15 hours ago
- 100%Montgomery Draw FireCampbell536 acres3 days ago
- 0%Bare FireSublette443 acres17 hours ago
- 100%Long Draw FireCrook250 acres3 days ago
- -Bull Creek FireCampbell246 acres10 days ago
| Fire | County | Size | Contained | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weiser Knoll Fire | Fremont | 13,350 acres | 0% | 15 hours ago |
| Lumin Fire | Sheridan | 7,285 acres | 100% | 2 days ago |
| Sandpiper Fire | Natrona | 6,287 acres | 100% | 9 days ago |
| Kohns Fire | Campbell | 2,700 acres | 100% | 2 days ago |
| Sr - Buffalo Fire | Sheridan | 1,200 acres | 100% | 2 days ago |
| Cold Springs Fire | Converse | 1,000 acres | 0% | 15 hours ago |
| Montgomery Draw Fire | Campbell | 536 acres | 100% | 3 days ago |
| Bare Fire | Sublette | 443 acres | 0% | 17 hours ago |
| Long Draw Fire | Crook | 250 acres | 100% | 3 days ago |
| Bull Creek Fire | Campbell | 246 acres | - | 10 days ago |
Wildfire history in Wyoming
All reported wildfires since 2014, NIFC interagency records.
2024
Worst year · 834K acres
850
Fires / year · average
11K
Total fires · since 2014
Human & property impact, 1999-2020
593
Structures destroyed
0
Lives lost
$599.6M
Reported cost
From 605 fires with federal ICS-209 reports. Source: ICS-209-PLUS (St. Denis et al.).
Acres burned by year
'15
'20
'25
'26
Fires recorded by year
Trend analysis
Over the last five years, Wyoming averaged 229K acres burned and 694 fires per year. That is 61% up in acreage and 27% down in fire count versus the 2014–2021 baseline. Fire activity here is clearly intensifying.
Largest fires on record in Wyoming
- Remington2024196,368 acres
- Deer Creek Fire, Leiter, WY2017190,000 acres
- Mullen202066 structures destroyed176,878 acres
- House Draw2024174,547 acres
- Kate'S Basin Complex20002 structures destroyed137,600 acres
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