West Fork Fire
Active
Fremont County, Wyoming · Discovered September 9, 2026
Source: NIFC/IRWIN (interagency) · Last upstream update 25 hours ago
West Fork Fire
The West Fork Fire fire has burned 0.1 acres in Fremont County, Wyoming. Officials have not reported a containment figure yet. It has shown no measurable growth in the last 24 hours. Air quality near the fire is moderate (AQI 51).
Latest official update
August 10, 2026The Weiser Knoll Fire is located 13 miles southeast of Lander, Wyoming. The cause of the fire remains under investigation and no further information about the cause will be available until the investigation concludes. The Weiser Knoll Fire was reported on the afternoon of Aug. 9, 2026, at approximately 2:15 p.m, the fire spread rapidly through grass and sagebrush fuels under severe red flag conditions and strong wind gusts. Initial response was led by U.S. Wildland Fire Service, local cooperators and other federal agencies who worked together to aggressively to protect life, property, and…
Read the full update on InciWebPosted by the incident management team on InciWeb (inciweb.wildfire.gov).
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