Bare Fire Active 2026

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 Type 3 Incident Management Team, Team 5, assumed command of the fire 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 restrictions, or other decisions affecting the public due to fire activity, or use the Sublette County Sheriff's Office and Sublette County Emergency Management web sites or Facebook pages.
• Use the Closures tab to say informed of any area or road closure due to fire activity or firefighter and public safety.
• Use the News tab to read Daily Fire Updates generated by the Incident Command Team.
• For other news, events and information, visit the Bridger-Teton National Forest website or follow the Bridger-Teton on Facebook and X @BridgerTetonNF.

Photo credit for image shown here: This stunning image was captured by Pinedale photographer David Bell, showing the Bare Fire burning on a hillside in the distance with the Milky Way and a meteor visible in the night sky.