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Fundraiser Helps Bar Nunn And Mountain Fire

Brian Scott — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 17:16:10 +0000

The Volunteer Fire Departments of Bar Nunn and Casper Mountain have had t-shirts, hoodies, and 2012 calendars printed up commemorating the 2012 Sheepherder Hill Fire on Casper Mountain. Both departments will be selling these items this comi

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BLM Lifts Fire Restrictions

Rich Denison — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 19:33:09 +0000

Campfires are again allowed on some BLM lands.

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Crews Gain Control Over Wildfire On The West End Of Casper Mountain

Rich Denison — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 22:19:23 +0000

No structures were damaged in the wildland fire neaer Coal Mountain Road

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Fire Burning On West Side Of Casper Mountain

Rich Denison — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 03:21:19 +0000

Crews hope to contain the fire by Tuesday morning

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Casper Mountain 'Sheep Herder Hill' Fire Human-Caused

Rich Denison — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 19:03:25 +0000

An exact cause of the fire on Casper Mountain is not yet known

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New Aerial Photos Of Casper Mountain [PHOTOS]

K2 Radio News — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 22:42:28 +0000

New photos taken from above the fire zone on Casper Mountain

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All 'Sheep Herder Hill' Fire Evacuation Orders Lifted

Rich Denison — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 18:53:37 +0000

All evacuations on Casper Mountain since the start of the Sheep Herder Hill fire have now been lifted. Officials with Natrona County Emergency Management say all land owners now have access to their property without escort

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'On Seeing Our Burned Cabin' – After the Sheep Herder Hill Fire [PHOTOS]

Pat G. — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 22:03:12 +0000

My husband Ron and I got the call on Thursday from authorities letting us know that our cabin was among the buildings that were destroyed in the Sheepherder Hill fire...

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Residents And Property Owners Allowed Back On Casper Mountain

Brian Scott — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 14:38:24 +0000

After a good weekend of fighting the Sheep Herder Hill fire, Emergency Management and fire management has lifted most evacuation orders surrounding the fire and is now allowing landowners and residents back on the mountain. Accordi

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Watch the Sheep Herder Hill Fire Public Information Meeting [VIDEO]

Tom McCarthy — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:25:59 +0000

Watch the public meeting was held Wednesday evening in the Casper City Council Chambers for those with questions about the Sheep Herder Hill fire.

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Fire Strategy Laid Out At Community Meeting

Karen Snyder — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 02:11:30 +0000

Great work done during initial attack on the Sheep Herder Hill Fire means crews are now able to move forward with containment, which, as of Wednesday, was at about 50 percent.

Larry Floyd, one of the operation chiefs on

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Sheep Herder Hill Wildfire Expected To Be Contained By Saturday

Brian Scott — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:06:25 +0000

According to the latest updates from the Wyoming State Forestry, containment of the Sheep Herder Hill fire on Casper Mountain could happen as early as Saturday, September 15th.

The latest information on the fire still includes Natrona County, Casper Mountain. E

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Smoke and Ash – Natrona County Health Department Advises Caution

Karen Snyder — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 23:44:30 +0000

Officials at the Natrona County Health Department say they've had reports of ash from the Sheep Herder Hill fire dropping as far away as Douglas. Audrey Grey is special operations manager at the health department and she says they're encouraging folks to take precautions if they find themselves cleaning up accumulated ash.

"We just want to make sure that you do

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Aerial Photos of 'Sheep Herder Hill' Fire [GALLERY]

Tom McCarthy — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 21:33:32 +0000

These aerial photos of the "Sheep Herder Hill" fire on Casper Mountain were taken by photographer Brian Weathers along with pilot Larry Earnshaw.

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Specialized Equipment In Casper To Fight Fires [GALLERY,VIDEO]

Brian Scott — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:33:03 +0000

With the size of the Sheep Herder Hill fire in excess of 15,000 acres, all the stops have been pulled and the equipment has been ordered in to fight it.

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EXCLUSIVE: Casper Resident First To Report 'Sheep Herder Hill' Fire

Rich Denison — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:06:40 +0000

Many people took pictures, rather than call 911 at the start of the 'Sheep Herder Hill' fire

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Casper's Sheep Herder Hill Fire, As Seen On YouTube [VIDEOS]

Donovan Short — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:50:07 +0000

Even since Casper Mountain’s 2006 fire, the proliferation of smart phones and social media has increased at an amazing rate – leading to a ton of videos and photos being posted and shared on the Sheep Herder Hill fire. (Important to note that you shouldn’t be in the way of officials while shooting these, as some tend to do here in Casper during emergency situations.) Here’s a look at some of what’s making YouTube so far – let us know if we missed anything!

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Gov. Mead Sends National Guard to Assist With Wyoming Fires

Trevor T. Trujillo — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 10:11:17 +0000

Wyoming Governor Matt Mead has activated the Wyoming National Guard to assist in fighting the wildfire that has forced hundreds of families from their homes near Casper. This, according to an official re

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Share Your Casper Mountain Fire Photos on Instagram [PHOTOS]

Tom McCarthy — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 06:19:59 +0000

Instagram is the wildly popular (and free!) photo sharing app for Android and iPhone. We want you to share your photos of the Sheep Herder Hill Fire on Casper Mountain. All you have to do is use

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Casper Mountain Fire Evacuation List

Tom McCarthy — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 04:44:55 +0000

The K2 Radio News team is tracking the Sheep Herder Hill Fire and is your source for up-to-the-minute information from local, state and federal emergency responders.

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