Newton Fire
The Newton Fire was reported on August 2, 2026 in Crook County, Wyoming and burned 267 acres. It was fully contained on August 4, 2026. The cause is listed as human.
- Size
- 267 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 2, 2026
- Personnel
- 45
Map
Perimeter mapped August 8, 2026 at 12:01 PM MDT, 300 acres (auto-generated for inform). Point of origin 44.563, -104.665.
The incident
- Size
- 267 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- August 2, 2026 at 1:13 PM MDT
- Contained
- August 4, 2026 at 4:30 PM MDT
- Cause
- Human
- Location
- 8 Miles SW from Hullett, WY
- County
- Crook County
- State
- Wyoming
- Nearest city reported
- Hullett
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 45
- Incident management
- Type 4 IC, Type 4 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Timber (Grass and Understory)
- Estimated cost to date
- $1,000,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-WYCRX-260795
- IRWIN identifier
- 50A81C59-3EFB-45B5-BB49-2E195B09DA8D
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, WY16 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Sundance, WY18 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Moorcroft, WY25 miles southwest of the fire’s origin
- Upton, WY32 miles south of the fire’s origin
- North Spearfish, SD38 miles east of the fire’s origin
- Spearfish, SD40 miles east 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 12:01 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-WYCRX-260795.