Horsetooth Fire
The Horsetooth Fire was reported on July 25, 2026 in Platte County, Wyoming and burned 168 acres. It is 100 percent contained.
- Size
- 168 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 25, 2026
- Personnel
- 3
Map
Perimeter mapped August 25, 2026 at 3:02 PM MDT, 168 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 42.524, -104.809.
The incident
- Size
- 168 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 25, 2026 at 4:57 PM MDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 7 Miles E from Glendo, WY
- County
- Platte County
- State
- Wyoming
- Nearest city reported
- Glendo
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Jurisdiction
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- BLM
- Personnel assigned
- 3
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $50,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-WYHPD-000325
- IRWIN identifier
- FF097931-1969-461F-B677-E68DDD148FC1
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 27, 2026 (168 acres) to August 25, 2026 (168 acres).
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 27, 2026 | 168 | |
| August 25, 2026 | 168 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Guernsey, 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 25, 2026 at 3:02 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-WYHPD-000325.