EndedUpdated · Source: NIFC

Crooked Creek Fire, Fort Washakie, Wyoming

Started

Burned
250 acres
101 hectares
Lasted
2 days
from Aug 11, 2026
Growth per day
125 acres
on average
Complexity
Type 4
1 is the most complex
Crooked Creek Fire, Fort Washakie, Wyoming — Sentinel-2 true color Crooked Creek Fire, Fort Washakie, Wyoming — Sentinel-2 SWIR (fuego) True view Fire view
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Key facts

Source: NIFC
LocationFremont County
ComplexityType 4 IncidentOfficial scale from 5 to 1: a Type 1 is the most complex in the country.
JurisdictionBIA · Federal land

The story so far

Summary written on Aug 12, while the fire was still active. It has since ended — the figures above are current.

Burning across federal jurisdiction in Fremont County, Wyoming, the active Crooked Creek Fire has expanded to 500 acres since it started on August 11, 2026. Managed by the BIA, the fire is currently situated within a region where the typical fire season runs from June to October.

Reflecting the broader national landscape—where 2,838,311 hectares have burned so far in 2026, marking a 48% decrease below the two-decade average—satellite monitoring of the Crooked Creek Fire over the past 48 hours has picked up four distinct heat detections in the vicinity.

In context

This wildfire burned in Wyoming for 1 day. In total it burned about 250 acres — around 1.0 km².

In the Northern Hemisphere, wildfire activity usually peaks during the warm, dry months — roughly May through October.

The bigger picture in United States

Across United States, roughly 3,511,067 hectares have burned so far in 2026 — 36% below the two-decade average. Data from Copernicus GWIS.

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