Wind Creek Fire
The Wind Creek Fire was reported on July 6, 2026 in Crook County, Wyoming and burned 871 acres. It was fully contained on July 6, 2026.
- Size
- 871 acres
- Contained
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 6, 2026
- Personnel
- 113
Map
Perimeter mapped July 25, 2026 at 1:46 PM MDT, 871 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 44.194, -104.856.
The incident
- Size
- 871 acres
- Containment
- 100%
- Discovered
- July 6, 2026 at 10:54 AM MDT
- Contained
- July 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM MDT
- Controlled
- July 7, 2026 at 1:00 PM MDT
- Cause
- Undetermined
- Location
- 6 Miles SE from Moorcroft, WY
- County
- Crook County
- State
- Wyoming
- Protecting agency
- C&L
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 113
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Short Grass (1 foot)
- Estimated cost to date
- $350,000
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2026-WYCRX-260625
- IRWIN identifier
- 75B0FF84-083E-42B4-8DBE-EB107802279B
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Moorcroft, WY covers the area today.
Nearby
- Moorcroft, WY7 miles northwest of the fire’s origin
- Upton, WY13 miles southeast of the fire’s origin
- Sundance, WY28 miles northeast of the fire’s origin
- Sleepy Hollow, WY28 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Antelope Valley-Crestview, WY31 miles west of the fire’s origin
- Gillette, WY33 miles west 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 July 25, 2026 at 1:46 PM MDT. Identifier 2026-WYCRX-260625.