Kane Fire
The Kane Fire was reported on March 21, 2026 in Big Horn County, Wyoming and burned 1,915 acres. It was declared out on May 18, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 1,915 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 21, 2026
- Personnel
- 32
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 March 22, 2026 at 11:30 AM MDT, 1,915 acres (gps-flight). Point of origin 44.871, -108.218.
The incident
- Size
- 1,915 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- March 21, 2026 at 7:33 PM MDT
- Contained
- March 29, 2026 at 2:45 PM MDT
- Controlled
- April 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM MDT
- Declared out
- May 18, 2026 at 2:52 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 6 Miles E from Lovell, WY
- County
- Big Horn County
- State
- Wyoming
- Nearest city reported
- Lovell
- Protecting agency
- NPS
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 32
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $275,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-MTBIP-000086
- IRWIN identifier
- 2BF89B3A-13F6-4D42-AC28-5FC49CC363BD
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from March 22, 2026 (1,627 acres) to March 25, 2026 (1,915 acres). The largest one-day growth was 288 acres, mapped March 23, 2026.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| March 22, 2026 | 1,627 | |
| March 23, 2026 | 1,915 | +288 |
| March 25, 2026 | 1,915 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Lovell, 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 July 17, 2026 at 1:33 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-MTBIP-000086.