Bare Fire
The Bare Fire was reported on August 4, 2026 in Sublette County, Wyoming and burned 370 acres. It was fully contained on August 15, 2026.
- Size
- 370 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 4, 2026
- Personnel
- 123
Map
Perimeter mapped August 7, 2026 at 3:30 AM MDT, 370 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 42.759, -110.482.
The incident
- Size
- 370 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 4, 2026 at 2:14 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 15, 2026 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- August 29, 2026 at 1:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 20 Miles NW from Big Piney, WY
- County
- Sublette County
- State
- Wyoming
- Nearest city reported
- Big Piney, WY
- Protecting agency
- USFS
- Jurisdiction
- USFS
- Land ownership at origin
- USFS
- Personnel assigned
- 123
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $3,500,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-WYBTF-002621
- IRWIN identifier
- 62D2C172-8852-4E3B-9403-340493D47E8B
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 4, 2026 (431 acres) to August 11, 2026 (370 acres). The largest one-day growth was 380 acres, mapped August 5, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 4, 2026 | 431 | |
| August 5, 2026 | 811 | +380 |
| August 6, 2026 | 811 | 0 |
| August 7, 2026 | 443 | -368 |
| August 10, 2026 | 439 | -4 |
| August 11, 2026 | 370 | -69 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Afton, WY covers the area today.
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated August 29, 2026 at 1:19 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-WYBTF-002621.