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Weiser Knoll

Fremont, WY · Undetermined

This fire is no longer active. It burned 15,817 acres in Fremont before dropping off the national incident feed.

0%Inactive

15,817

Acres Burned

93

Days Burning

Aug 9, 2026

Discovered

3w ago

Last Update

Growth

No growth in the last day, containment at 95%
Aug 9 / 3,000 acresAug 18 / 15,817 acres

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Public Lands Nearby

3 public land units within 75 miles

Popo Agie Wilderness

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Wilderness / WY

25.7 mi

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Bridger Wilderness

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Wilderness / WY

55.4 mi

NW

Fitzpatrick Wilderness

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Wilderness / WY

66 mi

NW

Situation Updates

Posted by the incident management team on InciWeb, plus changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

Weiser Knoll Fire News Release 08-17-2026

Incident team
Aug 17

August 17, 2026 Weiser Knoll Fire News Release Location: 13 miles southeast of Lander, Wyoming For Immediate Release Contact: BLM_WY_Lander_WYMail@blm.gov . Phone: 307-332-8400 BLM Lifts Emergency Land Closure for Weiser Knoll Fire- Crews Continue the Remaining Cleanup Effective immediately, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lander Field Office has lifted the emergency public land closure associ...

InciWeb

Weiser Knoll Fire News Release 08-14-2026

Incident team
Aug 14

August 14, 2026 Weiser Knoll Fire News Release Location: 13 miles southeast of Lander, Wyoming For Immediate Release Contact: 2026.weiserknoll@firenet.gov Phone: 307-303-8593 U.S. Wildland Fire Service and Local Wildland Firefighters Begin Suppression Repair Operations on the Weiser Knoll Fire Conditions Containment on the Weiser Knoll Fire was increased yesterday to 95%. The perimeter of the fire...

InciWeb

WEISER KNOLL update: 15,817 acres, 95% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 14

Per interagency perimeter data, the WEISER KNOLL was remapped 714 acres lower to 15,817.

IRWIN

WEISER KNOLL update: 16,531 acres, 95% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 13

Per interagency perimeter data, the WEISER KNOLL containment moved from 51% to 95%.

IRWIN

Weiser Knoll Fire News Release 08-13-2026

Incident team
Aug 13

August 13, 2026 Weiser Knoll Fire News Release Location: 13 miles southeast of Lander, Wyoming For Immediate Release Contact: 2026.weiserknoll@firenet.gov Phone: 307-303-8593 U.S. Wildland Fire Service and Local Wildland Firefighters Progressing on Weiser Knoll Fire; 51% Containment Achieved Current Conditions Containment on the Weiser Knoll Fire was updated yesterday to 51%, following substantial...

InciWeb

WEISER KNOLL update: 16,531 acres, 51% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 12

Per interagency perimeter data, the WEISER KNOLL grew 3,181 acres to 16,531 and containment moved from 30% to 51%.

IRWIN

WEISER KNOLL update: 13,350 acres, 30% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 12

Per interagency perimeter data, the WEISER KNOLL was remapped 3,181 acres lower to 13,350.

IRWIN

Weiser Knoll Fire News Release 08-12-2026

Incident team
Aug 12

August 12, 2026 Weiser Knoll Fire News Release Location: 13 miles southeast of Lander, Wyoming For Immediate Release Contact: 2026.weiserknoll@firenet.gov Phone: 307-303-8593 U.S. Wildland Fire Service, Wildland Firefighters Progressing on Weiser Knoll Fire; 30% Containment Achieved Closures / Public Safety A closure is in effect for all BLM- administered lands within the junction of U.S. Highway ...

InciWeb

WEISER KNOLL update: 16,531 acres, 30% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 12

Per interagency perimeter data, the WEISER KNOLL grew 3,181 acres to 16,531 and containment moved from 0% to 30%.

IRWIN

BLM Closing Areas within Fremont County for Public Safety 08-11-2026

Closure
Aug 11

Media Contact: BLM Wyoming Communications, BLM_WY_News@blm.gov Aug. 11, 2026 BLM Closing Areas within Fremont County for Public Safety Find the online notice here: BLM Closing Areas within Fremont County for Public Safety | Bureau of Land Management LANDER, Wyo. — Starting today, Bureau of Land Management public lands within the Lander Field Office will be off limits due to public safety concerns ...

InciWeb

Weiser Knoll Fire News Release 08-11-2026

Incident team
Aug 11

August 11, 2026 Weiser Knoll Fire News Release Location: 13 miles southeast of Lander, Wyoming For Immediate Release Contact: 2026.weiserknoll@firenet.gov Phone: 307-303-8593 U.S. Wildland Fire Service Wildland Firefighters and Local Cooperators are Working to Contain Weiser Knoll Fire in Fremont County Closures / Public Safety BLM is working on creating a closure map for the area and will post it...

InciWeb

WEISER KNOLL update: 13,350 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 10

Per interagency perimeter data, the WEISER KNOLL grew 9,550 acres to 13,350.

IRWIN

Weiser Knoll Fire News Release 08-10-2026

Incident team
Aug 10

Weiser Knoll Fire News Release Location: 13 miles southeast of Lander, Wyoming Contact: BLM_WY_Comms@blm.gov U.S. Wildland Fire Service Wildland Firefighters are Working to Contain Weiser Knoll Fire in Fremont County LANDER, WY — U.S. Wildland Fire Service wildland firefighters in collaboration with local cooperators and other federal agencies are responding to the Weiser Knoll Fire, which was rep...

InciWeb

Weiser Knoll Fire Evacuation Status 08-10-2026

Announcement
Aug 10

Go-Level 3-Evacuation Order is currently in place for all residents in the Twin Creek drainage area east of Highway 28 at Jonny Lees Corner and south of Highway 287. For the most up to date evacuation information please visit Fremont Conty Wyoming Emergency Management Agency at www.facebook.com/FremontCountyWYEMA.

InciWeb

WEISER KNOLL mapped at 3,800 acres, 0% contained

Perimeter data
Aug 10

Interagency perimeter data shows the WEISER KNOLL at 3,800 acres, 0% contained.

IRWIN

Timeline

Aug 9Now

93 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: f544ae86-cd8f-4c07-8d41-efa39315de48

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