Tag Archives: Wyoming

Assistant chief contracted COVID-19 while on a wildfire assignment     United States Fire Administration The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Assistant Fire Chief Charles “Chuck” Edward Scottini, 67, of Laramie County Fire District #2 ...

Intense dry periods that pummeled areas of the West in recent years were severe     By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Rainstorms grew more erratic and droughts much longer across most of the U.S. West over ...

A look at some of this year’s firefighting   Shannon Sullivan Wyoming Hotshots 2020 (This video not endorsed by the USFS, USDA, or Bighorn National Forest) Song credits: Icky Thumb – The White Stripes Hooked On An Eight Second Ride ...

Latest on Mullen and Cameron Peak fires     CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Two big Rocky Mountain wildfires flared up again Monday as dry, gusty winds blew embers past areas where firefighters had been making progress. Firefighters at the Mullen ...

31 other structures burned     By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A wildfire destroyed 29 homes and 31 other structures in a southeastern Wyoming forest and threatened to remain active for weeks to come, officials said. ...

Mullen Fire conditions expected to be worse on Friday     CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A wildfire burning in southeastern Wyoming is expected to continue growing in strong winds through the weekend, fire officials said Thursday. The fire in the ...

Wind gusts predicted     CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A wildfire that roared across a Wyoming wilderness area toward cabins and a water supply reservoir for Cheyenne calmed down Tuesday but predictions for more gusty winds were cause for concern. ...

Mullen Fire has burned at least 21 square miles     CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gusty winds complicated firefighters’ efforts Monday to get ahead of a wildfire burning toward cabins and an important water supply reservoir in southeastern Wyoming. The ...

The Bradley Fire has has burned approximately 1,600 acres     RAWLINS, Wyo. (AP) — A central Wyoming wildfire prompted evacuations of area residents after burning across several square miles. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management said the fire about ...

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