Horseshoe Bend
Niobrara, WY · Undetermined
This fire is no longer active. It burned 1 acres in Niobrara before dropping off the national incident feed.
1
Acres Burned
85
Days Burning
Aug 17, 2026
Discovered
2mo ago
Last Update
Public Lands Nearby
9 public land units within 75 miles
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Situation Updates
Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data
Horseshoe Bend mapped at 1 acres
Perimeter dataInteragency perimeter data shows the Horseshoe Bend at 1 acres.
IRWINTimeline
85 days since discovery
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Data Sources
Fire data from NIFC Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) via IRWIN. Satellite hotspots from NASA FIRMS VIIRS. Situation updates are either posted by the incident management team on InciWeb or read by us from WFIGS perimeter data, and each one says which. Air quality data from EPA AirNow. Public lands boundaries from USGS PAD-US 4.0.
IRWIN ID: 0fae4020-023e-4bb5-bd5b-268597584b61
Important
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