Chalk Mountain Fire
The Chalk Mountain Fire was reported on August 26, 2026 in Carbon County, Wyoming and burned 124 acres. It is 91 percent contained.
- Size
- 124 acres
- Contained
- 91%
- Discovered
- August 26, 2026
- Personnel
- 30
Map
No perimeter has been mapped for this fire; the map shows its point of origin. Point of origin 42.380, -106.502.
The incident
- Size
- 124 acres
- Containment
- 91%
- Discovered
- August 26, 2026 at 12:38 PM MDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 35 Miles NW from Medicine Bow, WY
- County
- Carbon County
- State
- Wyoming
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 30
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $300,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-WYHDD-000450
- IRWIN identifier
- 037447D6-7823-4F82-9B3C-9D56082AA870
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Mills, WY covers the area today.
Nearby
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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 28, 2026 at 4:23 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-WYHDD-000450.