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Skull Creek

Weston, WY · Natural

This fire is no longer active. It burned 4 acres in Weston before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

4

Acres Burned

102

Days Burning

Jul 31, 2026

Discovered

3w ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 0%
Aug 1 / 10 acresOct 17 / 4 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

8 public land units within 75 miles

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Jewel Cave National Monument

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Monument / SD

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Jewel Cave National Monument

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Monument / SD

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Devils Tower National MonumentClosures in effect

Closed

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37.3 mi

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Black Elk Wilderness

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Wilderness / SD

44.9 mi

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Thunder Basin National Grassland

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National Grassland / WY

45.7 mi

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Norbeck Wildlife Preserve National Game Refuge

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NCA / SD

46 mi

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Wind Cave National Park

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National Park / SD

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Official Park Alerts

Closures and dangers published by the National Park Service

Danger / Devils Tower National Monument

Stage 1 Fire Restrictions

Charcoal fires within enclosed grills are permitted. The use of portable stoves, lanterns using gas, jellied petroleum, pressurized liquid fuel or fully enclosed (sheepherder type) stove in a cleared radius of 15ft of burnable materials are...

Park Closure / Devils Tower National Monument

Campground Closed for the Season

As of October 15, 2026 the campground is closed. The campground will reopen mid May of 2027.

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Skull Creek mapped at 10 acres

Perimeter data
Aug 1

Interagency perimeter data shows the Skull Creek at 10 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Jul 31Now

102 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: bf26c526-8ada-46ca-94a6-c52cbef03ab5

Important

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