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Bare Fire

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High significance Active 0% contained Sublette, Wyoming · Last updated · source: NASA EONET

This is a high-significance wildfires event affecting Sublette, Wyoming, tracked from official feeds (NASA EONET). We update this page as the situation develops.

Type
Wildfires
Official size
443 acres
Containment
0%
Cause
Undetermined
Began
Status
Ongoing

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Sublette, Wyoming · ≈ 1.3 sq mi reported extent · Enable JavaScript to explore the map.

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Official size & containment

Official incident size and containment reported through NIFC / IRWIN, as we observed it. Newest first.

  1. 443 acres −357 0% contained
  2. 800 acres +357 0% contained
  3. 443 acres −357 0% contained
  4. 800 acres ±0 0% contained
  5. 800 acres ±0 0% contained
  6. 800 acres 0% contained

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Latest updates

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  1. Incident update InciWeb

    Bare Fire

    The Bare Fire is located north of Bare Pass and east of Bare Creek on the Big Piney Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest. The fire is burning in heavy timber fuels and is exhibiting increased fire activity, including torching and spotting, as fuel moisture decreases and temperatures rise in the afternoon. The fire has crossed jurisdictional boundaries, including Bureau of Land Management land and private land in Sublette County, adjacent to the Forest boundary. Cause of the fire is undetermined.Wyoming Team 3, a Type 3 Incident Management Team has reached the end of their rotation at the end of shift Saturday, August 8th. They will be transferring command of the fire to Wyoming Team 5, another Type 3 Team, on Sunday, August 9th at 6 am. Fire managers are implementing direct extinguishment and indirect confinement strategies on the Bare Fire. A direct extinguishment strategy is when firefighters engage the active flame front directly to stop fire spread. An indirect confinement strategy is when firefighters work away from the active flame front to steer or contain the fire.Additional Information:Use the Announcements tab to learn about evacuation information, fire re…

    Read the full update at InciWeb ↗

Updates are captured automatically from official and news sources, and may lag the live source. For the very latest, see NASA EONET ↗.

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