The region’s first forest fire was reported just west of Cody Saturday on the Shoshone National Forest. The 591-acre Lost Creek Fire, is burning south of U.S. Highway 14/16/20, 25 miles west of Cody. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. Multiple air and ground resources are on scene, including two Type 1 hand-crews, multiple engines, two heavy air tankers, three single engine air tankers, two Type 1 helicopters, and one Type 3 helicopter. Bill Cody Ranch and Rimrock Dude Ranch remain under an evacuation order.
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