West Coal Creek Fire
Active
Campbell County, Wyoming · Discovered August 19, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 7 hours ago
West Coal Creek Fire
The West Coal Creek Fire fire has burned 896 acres in Campbell County, Wyoming. Crews have fully contained the fire. It has shown no measurable growth in the last 24 hours. Air quality near the fire is good (AQI 43). 18 personnel are assigned to the incident.
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Incident timeline
Generated automatically from official feeds the moment they change: size, containment, evacuation zones, aircraft, and incident team updates.
Fire reported 100% contained
7 hours ago · October 9, 2026Red Flag Warning in effect for the fire area
5 hours ago · October 9, 2026Containment rose to 100%
47 days ago · August 23, 2026Containment rose to 90%
47 days ago · August 22, 2026Containment rose to 50%
48 days ago · August 21, 2026Grew 546 acres in 5 hours to 896 acres
49 days ago · August 20, 2026Containment rose to 30%
50 days ago · August 20, 2026Containment dropped to 0% (from 100%)
50 days ago · August 20, 2026Grew 50 acres in 17 hours to 350 acres
50 days ago · August 20, 2026Grew 200 acres in 2 hours to 300 acres
50 days ago · August 20, 2026Fire first listed in official incident feeds at 100 acres
50 days ago · August 20, 2026
Raw growth & containment readings
| Recorded | Size | Contained |
|---|---|---|
| 8/23/2026, 9:25:15 PM | 896 acres | 100% |
| 8/22/2026, 10:45:00 PM | 896 acres | 90% |
| 8/21/2026, 11:31:43 PM | 896 acres | 50% |
| 8/20/2026, 11:52:24 PM | 896 acres | 30% |
| 8/20/2026, 10:27:22 PM | 350 acres | 30% |
| 8/20/2026, 7:14:27 PM | 350 acres | 0% |
| 8/20/2026, 2:37:04 AM | 300 acres | - |
| 8/20/2026, 12:35:15 AM | 100 acres | - |
Recorded by Fire Nearby each time upstream data changes.
About this data
Fire Nearby aggregates official incident data and shows exactly when each value was last updated. For evacuation decisions, always follow instructions from local emergency officials and check county emergency management channels.