WSFD Fire Management  News:

• 2026 RMA SEASONAL OUTLOOK

• NEW - Wyoming has instituted regulations and application process for Private Fire Prevention and Qualified Insurance Approved Resources.  Regulations & Application

• FIRE UPDATE: 8/8/2026

  • Wyoming had 3 new wildfires yesterday, August 7th, that burned a total of 102.10 acres. 

• • New Fires:

• • Bitter Creek: Campbell County, 2 acres private land. Fire is contained.

• • Spring: Campbell County, 100 acres private land. Wyoming SEATs responded and assisted local resources with stopping forward progression. The Pronghorn Module has been requested to assist with completing containment today.

• • Clark: Natrona County, .10 acre private land. Fire is contained.

• • Ongoing Incidents:

• • Bare: Sublette County; 443 acres of Bridger-Teton National Forest, BLM, and private land. More accurate mapping has reduced the burned acreage. The Bare Fire is now staffed with 164 people, and suppression efforts are making progress.  A Wyoming Type 3 Incident Management Team is managing the fire. 

• • Firefighting resources include one type-1 helicopter, two type-3 helicopters, one water tender, one dozer, one type-3 engine, five type-6 engines, eight smokejumpers, one type-2 initial attack crew, one type-2 crew, one suppression module, one task force crew, and firefighter and other support staff. 

Fire managers are implementing direct extinguishment and indirect confinement strategies on the Bare Fire. Yesterday incident personnel were able to go direct with dozer containment line on the private property, as well as a critical portion of the north flank of the fire. While the fire continues to display active fire behavior, the fire footprint did not grow in size during yesterday's shift. The Gannett Peak Module remains assigned to the incident.

• • Pinnacles: Park County, 2.5 acres of Shoshone National Forest. The remote, ridge top fire near Yellowstone National Park continues to be engaged and monitored. The fire has low spread potential.

• • All other wildfires have been declared contained and turned back over to local jurisdiction for monitoring. 

All 23 counties as well as Yellowstone National Park will see at least some portion of their jurisdiction under a red flag warning today. 

All Wyoming aviation resources are available for incident response. Both Pronghorn and Gannett modules will be made available from the incident should higher priority fires request them.

Fire Restrictions: 

• • 21 Counties will be under some level of fire restrictions as of today. Only Big Horn and Washakie Counties will not be under fire restrictions. 

  • The Bridger-Teton National Forest went under Stage 1 fire restrictions. 

  •  All BLM lands are now under Stage 1 fire restrictions

  •  The Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest will go under Stage 1 fire restrictions.

• NEW - Wyoming Wildfire Risk Map, Wyld Fire

• CURRENT JOB OPENINS:   (Updated 7/26/2026)

  • REGIONAL FIRE MANAGER - CASPER, WY

  • WILDLAND FIRE SUPPRESSION MODULE LEADER - DOUGLAS, WY

  • FIRE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST - DOUGLAS, WY

  • FIRE OPERATIONS SPECIALISTS -TRAINING - PINEDALE

  • FIRE OPERATIONS SPECIALIST - AVIATION