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Automated summary generated: Aug 16, 2026 00:05 UTC. It may lag behind the report and is not an official alert.
The Bare wildfire, located 20 miles northwest of Big Piney in Sublette County, Wyoming, was first discovered on August 4, 2026. The United States Forest Service (USFS) is the jurisdictional agency. The fire grew to 800 acres by August 6, then fluctuated between 800 and 443 acres before shrinking to 370 acres by August 13. Containment remained at 0% until August 11, when it reached 5%, and steadily increased to 17% on August 13, 37% on August 13 evening, 53% on August 15, 98% on August 15 evening, and finally 100% on August 16. Fire behavior evolved from moderate and active with group torching and spotting to minimal, smoldering, and spotting as containment improved. Personnel peaked at 202 on August 9 and 202, then decreased to 123 by the time the fire was fully contained. Estimated costs rose from $1.5 million to $3.5 million as the incident progressed.
Official source description: 20 Miles NW from Big Piney, WY
Minimal; Smoldering; Spotting
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NIFC fire information and official resources βIRWIN ID: {62D2C172-8852-4E3B-9403-340493D47E8B}
Discovered: Aug 4, 2026
Cause: Undetermined
Managing Agency: USFS
Est. Cost to Date: $3,500,000
Coordinates: 42.7586, -110.4823
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The Bare Fire has burned 370 acres as of August 16, 2026.
Yes, the Bare Fire is fully contained (100%).
The official cause has been listed as: Undetermined.
The Bare Fire is burning in Sublette, WY.
The Bare Fire is no longer in our filtered incident feed. This alone does not confirm extinguishment.
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