Information

Check the Bighorn National Forest's Alerts page for any fire restrictions.

To report a fire in the Bighorn National Forest, call Cody Interagency Dispatch Center at 800.295.9954 or dial 911.

It's helpful if you can report this information:

• Location
• Estimate of fire size
• Distance and direction from the nearest landmark (town, trailhead, mountain peak)
• Time the smoke was spotted
• A description of the smoke (light, dark, heavy, wispy)
• What's burning (grass, brush, timber)
• Your name and contact number
• Is anyone else at the scene

Steps to take if a wildfire occurs near you:

• Report fires immediately, DIAL 911
• Stay calm.
• Close windows, doors to the house, doors inside the house.
• Take down drapes and curtains.
• Place ladder against front of the house in case of a roof fire.
• Place water in containers to fight fire.
• Wet down roof or turn on roof sprinklers.
• Turn off gas at the meter and/or fuel tank.
• Leave electricity on for lights and water pumps.
• Keep a radio turned to a local station for reports and evacuation information.
• Contact the police for instructions in event of an evacuation.
• Evacuate family and pets to a safe location.
• Park cars away from structures and facing toward the street.

The National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) is the nation's support center for wildland fires, checkout their website for more information.

Our partner, the Bureau of Land Managment has additional fire information for Wyoming.