Bare Fire 100% Contained

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

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The Bare Fire, located north of Bare Pass and east of Bare Creek on the Big Piney Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest, was declared 100% contained on August 15, 2026.

The fire, caused by lightning, crossed into Bureau of Land Management land and private land in Sublette County. The incident involved the Bridger-Teton National Forest and was active until containment was achieved. Fire perimeters and points are approximate.

Residents should note that road closures and area restrictions may still be in effect due to fire activity or safety concerns, as indicated in the Closures tab on InciWeb. The Bridger-Teton National Forest website and social media channels provide updates.

📄 Source: InciWeb Active Wildfires — http://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/wybtf-bare-fire

Checked against the public record12 of 15 claims · 80%

Every factual claim below was checked against the original public record. Source: original document ↗

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The Bare Fire was declared 100% contained on August 15, 2026“The Bare Fire was called 100% contained on Saturday, August 15th.”
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The Bare Fire is located north of Bare Pass“The fire is located north of Bare Pass and east of Bare Creek on the Big Piney Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest.”
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The Bare Fire is located east of Bare Creek“The fire is located north of Bare Pass and east of Bare Creek on the Big Piney Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest.”
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The Bare Fire is located on the Big Piney Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest“The fire is located north of Bare Pass and east of Bare Creek on the Big Piney Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest.”
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The Bare Fire was caused by lightning“Cause of the fire is lightning.”
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The Bare Fire crossed into Bureau of Land Management land“The fire crossed jurisdictional boundaries, including Bureau of Land Management land and private land in Sublette County, adjacent to the Forest boundary.”
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The Bare Fire crossed into private land in Sublette County“The fire crossed jurisdictional boundaries, including Bureau of Land Management land and private land in Sublette County, adjacent to the Forest boundary.”
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The incident involved the Bridger-Teton National Forest“The fire is located north of Bare Pass and east of Bare Creek on the Big Piney Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest.”
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The Bare Fire was active until containment was achieved“The Bare Fire was called 100% contained on Saturday, August 15th.”
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Fire perimeters and points are approximate“null”
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Residents should note that road closures may still be in effect due to fire activity“Closures are in place for public and firefighter safety.”
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Residents should note that area restrictions may still be in effect due to safety concerns“null”
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Information about road closures and area restrictions can be found in the Closures tab on InciWeb“Use the Closures tab to say informed area and road closure due to fire activity or firefighter and public safety.”
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The Bridger-Teton National Forest website provides updates“Use the News tab to read archived daily fire updates generated by the Incident Command Team.”
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The Bridger-Teton National Forest social media channels provide updates“null”