Left Creek Fire
The Left Creek Fire was reported on August 1, 2026 in Crook County, Wyoming and burned 282 acres. It was fully contained on August 3, 2026. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 282 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 1, 2026
- Personnel
- 17
Map
Perimeter mapped August 8, 2026 at 11:55 AM MDT, 250 acres (gps-unknown travel method). Point of origin 44.576, -104.746.
The incident
- Size
- 282 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 1, 2026 at 10:40 AM MDT
- Contained
- August 3, 2026 at 1:33 PM MDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 1 Miles SW from Devils Tower, WY
- County
- Crook County
- State
- Wyoming
- Nearest city reported
- Devils Tower, WY
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 17
- Incident management
- Area Command, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Litter and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $500,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-WYCRX-260784
- IRWIN identifier
- EB0EA505-6C11-442E-8D0C-C7CDFA896262
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from August 1, 2026 (250 acres) to August 8, 2026 (250 acres).
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| August 1, 2026 | 250 | |
| August 8, 2026 | 250 | 0 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Pine Haven, WY covers the area today.
Nearby
- Pine Haven, WY15 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Sundance, WY22 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Moorcroft, WY24 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Upton, WY33 miles south of the fire’s origin
- Sleepy Hollow, WY41 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Gillette, WY42 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
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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 8, 2026 at 11:55 AM MDT. Identifier 2026-WYCRX-260784.