Bald Range Wildfire Estimated at 20,553 Hectares as It Burns Out of Control
The Bald Range Wildfire is estimated at 20,553 hectares and remains out of control, castanet.net reported.
2 reports on this incident · first at Aug 16, 2026, 12:50 a.m. ET
Fire size and containment change through the day and the earliest figures are the least certain. Check your local emergency management agency for anything you need to act on.
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Aug 16, 2026, 12:50 a.m. ETFirst report
Bald Range Wildfire burning out of control in developing incident
The Bald Range Wildfire is burning out of control at an estimated size of 20,553 hectares in a developing incident, according to castanet.net. A containment figure for the fire has not been reported.
castanet.net reported that the fire's most active area is on its northwestern flank. Firefighters are locating and suppressing spot fires following spotting observed on the fire's southern flank.
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