Cow Camp Fire
The Cow Camp Fire was reported on September 3, 2026 in Washakie County, Wyoming and has burned 244 acres. It is 95 percent contained.
- Size
- 244 acres
- Contained
- 95%
- Discovered
- September 3, 2026
- Personnel
- 24
Radar
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Radar mosaic and map layers from NOAA MRMS and NOAA Storm Prediction Center. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Map
Perimeter mapped September 8, 2026 at 1:36 PM MDT, 244 acres (image interpretation). Point of origin 43.831, -107.178.
The incident
- Size
- 244 acres
- Containment
- 95%
- Discovered
- September 3, 2026 at 5:21 PM MDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 20 Miles SE from Ten Sleep, WY
- County
- Washakie County
- State
- Wyoming
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 24
- Incident management
- Type 3 Team, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,830,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-WYWAX-000346
- IRWIN identifier
- 9DC478E2-054F-4E69-8CE7-DB4E48730C78
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from September 4, 2026 (217 acres) to September 9, 2026 (244 acres). The largest one-day growth was 27 acres, mapped September 8, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 4, 2026 | 217 | |
| September 8, 2026 | 244 | +27 |
| September 9, 2026 | 244 | 0 |
Weather at the fire
- Wind up to 9 mph from the west-northwest
- Relative humidity as low as 77%
- High of 50°F
National Weather Service hourly forecast for the fire’s point of origin, next 24 hours.
Alerts in force
Red Flag Warnings and Fire Weather Watches covering the fire's point of origin.
No Red Flag Warning or Fire Weather Watch is in force at the fire.
Smoke
NOAA’s Hazard Mapping System analysts have not drawn smoke over the fire’s origin today.
NOAA’s smoke model forecasts near-surface smoke at the origin peaking at 0.2 µg/m³ around Mon, 11:00 PM MDT over the next 48 hours.
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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 September 14, 2026 at 4:19 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-WYWAX-000346.