Arapaho Fire

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Wyoming’s Largest Wildfire Destroys 30 Homes

By Associated Press July 10, 2012

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming's largest wildfire has destroyed 30 homes and dozens of outbuildings.

Albany County assessors told the Associated Press that they've completed their survey of the damage caused by the 150-square-mile Arapahoe fire northwest of Wheatland

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Category: Associated Press, K2 Radio FireWatch, Wyoming News Tags: Arapaho Fire, buildings, destroyed

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Fire Watch Roundup

By Karen Snyder July 4, 2012

The Arapaho fire northwest of Wheatland, as of late Wednesday had burned over 93,000 acres with 25 percent containment.

Burnout operations on the SW corner of the fire were successful. Fire officials say s

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Category: Casper News, K2 Radio FireWatch Tags: Arapaho Fire, Oil Creek Fire, Squirrel Creek Fire, Wildfires Wyoming

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Arapaho Fire Update – Monday July 2nd

By Karen Snyder July 2, 2012

Fire growth continues on the Arapaho Fire now at 82,000 acres.

A public information meeting on the fire burning northwest of Wheatland happens Monday evening, 6:30 pm at the 4-H Building at the Platte County Fairgrounds.

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Category: K2 Radio FireWatch Tags: Arapaho Fire

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Smoke in the Air [PHOTOS]

By K2 Radio News July 1, 2012

Some aerial views of the smoke east of Casper

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Category: Casper News, K2 Radio FireWatch, Wyoming News Tags: Arapaho Fire, CAP, KTWO Wyoming, Medicine Bow National Forest, smoke, Wildfire

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Arapaho Fire Explodes

By Karen Snyder July 1, 2012

The Arapaho Fire burning northwest of Wheatland is now at 75,000 acres. According to Laura McConnell on the INCIweb hotline, there is zero percent containment.

McConnell says twenty engines and eight cre

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Category: K2 Radio FireWatch, Wyoming News Tags: Arapaho Fire, wildfire Wheatland, Wyoming Wildfires

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Fires Still Rage In Wyoming

By Rich Denison June 30, 2012

Hot, dry conditions across the state continue hampering efforts to contain wildfires

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Category: K2 Radio FireWatch, Wyoming News Tags: Albany County, Arapaho Fire, BLM, Converse County, Fontennelle Fire, Laramie Peak, Lincoln County, Russell's Camp fire, Sublette County, U.S. Forest Service

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Arapaho Fire Grows To 5000 Acres, Evacuations Issued

By Karen Snyder June 29, 2012

A third wild fire in the Medicine Bow National Forest near Laramie Peak grew quickly from 30 acres to about 5000 late Thursday. A Type 2 Incident Management Team has been assessing the extent of the Arapaho fire which is bu

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