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Wyoming Current Fire Restrictions (2026)
Conditional: Wyoming has no statewide burn ban - restrictions are issued per land-management unit and county, and they remain widespread as of August 26, 2026.
Wyoming has no statewide burn ban - restrictions are issued per land-management unit and county, and they remain widespread as of August 26, 2026. Black Hills National Forest (Bearlodge Ranger District, Crook County area) has been at STAGE 2 since 12:01 a.m. July 27, 2026 and runs through Dec 27 (Order BKF-194-2026, still posted as a live forest alert): no fire, campfire, charcoal barbecue or grill except a liquid/gas device on ground cleared 3 ft, no smoking outside an enclosed vehicle or building, no welding or open-flame torch, no explosives, and no motor vehicle off Forest Service roads - a Class B misdemeanor up to $5,000. The forest posts its current fire danger as Very High in the Northern Hills and EXTREME in the Central and Southern Hills. BLM Stage 1 orders cover most BLM land in the state: High Desert District (Teton, Sublette, Lincoln, Uinta, Sweetwater, Fremont, Carbon, Albany, Laramie), Newcastle FO (Crook, Weston, Niobrara), Buffalo FO (Johnson, Campbell), Casper FO (all counties), plus the Cody, Lander and Worland field offices. Sheridan County BLM land sits under the year-round order rather than a Stage 1 order - the one county-level gap, so check locally there rather than assuming either way. Under Stage 1, fires are allowed only in an agency fire grate at a developed site or a fully enclosed stove/grill; a year-round BLM order also bars fireworks, exploding targets and engines without a working spark arrestor. A temporary Pinedale-area closure around the Bare Fire (Order BLM-WY-010-2026-01) was rescinded August 24, 2026. Confirm your exact area with the local sheriff, fire district or federal land manager.
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