2026 Vilas County, Wisconsin Wildfires

2 Active Fires

11 Acres Burning 8 football fields

18 2026 Season Fires ▲ +17 (+1700%) vs same period last year

16 2026 Season Acres ▲ +16 vs same period last year

Newest wildfires in Vilas County

Aug 20 Started Kentuck Fire

Aug 17 Started 11 acres 8 football fields White Whale Fire

Jun 2 Started Bucket Fire

May 31 Started Bearnose Fire

May 31 Started Placid Lake Fire

May 30 Started Floursheim Fire

Largest wildfires in Vilas County this season

11 Acres 8 football fields White Whale Fire Eagle River

3 Acres 2 football fields Swampy Fire Eagle River

1 Acres 1 football fields Argo Fire Lac du Flambeau

1 Acres 1 football fields County N Fire Woodruff

All 2026 Vilas County Fires · 18 fires

A fire is listed here when it is located in Vilas County. Each complex is counted once, through its parent: the parent carries the complex's acres, and its member fires are listed beneath it without being counted again. A fire that crossed a county line is listed with the acres that burned in Vilas County, not its whole reported size. A fire located elsewhere that burned into Vilas County is listed too, at its Vilas County acres, and is not added to the Vilas County fire counts. County lines come from a different boundary dataset than state lines, so Vilas County's acres are counted along county lines and can differ a little at the edges from the figures on the state page.

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Fire	Start date	Containment	Status	Acres	Center	Ignition point
White Whale Fire	Aug 17, 2026	—	Active	11	45.9613, -89.2859	45.9611, -89.2863
Swampy Fire	Apr 23, 2026	—	Inactive	3	45.9774, -89.3233	45.9797, -89.3236
Argo Fire	May 8, 2026	—	Inactive	1	46.0827, -89.9087	46.0825, -89.9091
County N Fire	Apr 22, 2026	—	Inactive	1	45.9908, -89.5633	45.9917, -89.5623
Kentuck Fire	Aug 20, 2026	—	Active	0	46.0302, -89.0543	46.0301, -89.0548
Bucket Fire	Jun 2, 2026	—	Inactive	0	46.1200, -89.2830	46.1201, -89.2828
Bearnose Fire	May 31, 2026	—	Inactive	0	46.1978, -89.4283	46.1928, -89.4259
Placid Lake Fire	May 31, 2026	—	Inactive	0	45.9136, -89.8295	45.9134, -89.8294
Floursheim Fire	May 30, 2026	—	Inactive	0	45.9239, -89.8079	45.9250, -89.8123
Brandy Fire	May 30, 2026	—	Inactive	0	45.9065, -89.7074	45.9065, -89.7067
Patterson Fire	May 26, 2026	—	Inactive	0	45.9044, -89.8590	45.9020, -89.8640
Oak Fire	May 22, 2026	—	Inactive	0	46.1290, -89.8647	46.1300, -89.8627
Sheep Fire	May 16, 2026	—	Inactive	0	45.9612, -89.8797	45.9609, -89.8804
Flag Fire	May 16, 2026	—	Inactive	0	45.9437, -89.2445	45.9440, -89.2431
Pit Fire	May 16, 2026	—	Inactive	0	46.0684, -89.5267	46.0684, -89.5266
Enchilada Fire	May 9, 2026	—	Inactive	0	46.0047, -89.6190	46.0046, -89.6189
Cochran Fire	Apr 23, 2026	—	Inactive	0	46.1888, -89.5239	46.1894, -89.5231
Waters Lane Fire	Apr 21, 2026	—	Inactive	0	45.9124, -89.8694	45.9126, -89.8704
Also burned into Vilas County
Townline Fire from Oneida County	May 14, 2026	—	Inactive	0 of 0	45.8982, -89.6850	45.8978, -89.6843
Totals	2026 Season Fires 18	Active Fires 2	Acres Burning 11	2026 Season Acres 16