Cool, wet weather over the weekend helped crews gain containment over the badger creek fire, which is now estimated at 20,090 acres and is now 85 percent contained.
Firefighting operations will continue at the Sheepherder Hill fire complex Thursday.
Fire officials say the Sheepherder Hill fire is burning at about 15,500 acres and is 50 percent contained. The smaller Elkhorn fire, which is burning north of the Sheepherder Hill blaze, is 100 percent contained...
The Sheepherder Hill fire grew to just under 16,000 acres Tuesday night. The fire is 10 percent contained.
Officials say firefighters are making headway and expect to have the fire fully contained by Saturday. However, fire information officer Neal Kephart says there’s a big difference between a fully-contained fire and an extinguished fire...
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Firefighters have contained an 8,800-acre wildfire in Carbon County's Ferris Mountains area.
The Ferris Fire has been burning since July 27 when it was started by lightning about 30 miles north-northeast of Rawlins...