Tag Wildfire

Wyoming has joined the battle of wildfires in California. The Wyoming Army National Guard’s G Company, 2nd Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment was activated by Gov. Mark Gordon last Thursday to provide support for firefighting efforts there. One UH-60 Black Hawk…

A special weather statement from the National Weather Service in Riverton was issued this morning to warn about smoke in the region. Forest fires in the west including California and Oregon are causing a massive plume of smoke over western…

Cooler, wetter weather is expected to slightly decrease fire activity today, but the Lone Star Fire is expected to continue to burn. Over the weekend, the fire grew to 3,346 acres due to high temperatures and gusty winds, with significant…

The final total acreage burned in the Swinging Bridge Fire Sunday was released late Monday night and amounted to 102 acres. This is an increase from previous reports of 80 acres having been involved due to more accurate mapping, and…

Residents of subdivision south of Jackson were able to return to their homes about 16 hours after they were suddenly evacuated from their homes with no forewarning. The evacuations were the result of a wildfire that started about 4:30 pm…