K2 Radio » Sheep Herder Hill Fire http://k2radio.com Wyoming's Radio Station Tue, 21 May 2013 23:44:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 City Council Approves Grant Toward New Casper Mountain Fire Truck http://k2radio.com/city-council-approves-grant-toward-new-casper-mountain-fire-truck/ http://k2radio.com/city-council-approves-grant-toward-new-casper-mountain-fire-truck/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 03:41:52 +0000 Anthony Pollreisz http://k2radio.com/?p=251503 Casper City Council approved a $140,000 matching grant request initiated by the Casper Mountain Fire District that fire officials say will go toward the purchase of a specialized fire truck.

The resolution was approved by a near-unanimous 8-1 margin at Casper City Council's Tuesday meeting

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]]> http://k2radio.com/city-council-approves-grant-toward-new-casper-mountain-fire-truck/feed/ 0 The Sheep Herder Hill Fire burned over 15,500 acres atop Casper Mountain last September. - Rich Denison, K2 Radio Sheep Herder Hill Fire Still Under Investigation http://k2radio.com/sheep-herder-hill-fire-still-under-investigation/ http://k2radio.com/sheep-herder-hill-fire-still-under-investigation/#comments Fri, 04 Jan 2013 18:01:50 +0000 Anthony Pollreisz http://k2radio.com/?p=248779 Natrona County fire investigators say they've yet to determine an exact cause of last summer's Sheep Herder Hill Fire.

The fire scorched 15,556 acres atop Casper Mountain between Sept. 9 and Sept. 16 of 2012.

Fire inspector Dave Baker say

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]]> http://k2radio.com/sheep-herder-hill-fire-still-under-investigation/feed/ 0 Rich Denison, K2 Radio Fire Spares Crimson Dawn Park, Vandals Don't http://k2radio.com/fire-spares-crimson-dawn-park-vandals-dont/ http://k2radio.com/fire-spares-crimson-dawn-park-vandals-dont/#comments Sat, 17 Nov 2012 00:56:24 +0000 Karen Snyder http://k2radio.com/?p=238284 Crimson Dawn Park on Casper Mountain suffered more from vandalism this summer than from fire damage.

Crimson Dawn Association President, Phil Pike, says he'd heard about the vandalism before heading up to check fire damage after the Sheep Herder Hill Fire

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]]> http://k2radio.com/fire-spares-crimson-dawn-park-vandals-dont/feed/ 0 Crimson Dawn Park on Facebook Casper Mountain Rehab Focus of ROTC-BLM Public Lands Day http://k2radio.com/casper-mountain-rehab-focus-of-rotc-blm-public-lands-day/ http://k2radio.com/casper-mountain-rehab-focus-of-rotc-blm-public-lands-day/#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2012 21:46:49 +0000 Karen Snyder http://k2radio.com/?p=216951 Areas of Casper Mountain burned in the Sheep Herder Hill Fire will get some rehabilitation this Saturday.

Bureau of Land Management Forester, Cindy Allen, says its a National Public Lands Day event and a joint effort with Natrona County High School ROTC and the public

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]]> http://k2radio.com/casper-mountain-rehab-focus-of-rotc-blm-public-lands-day/feed/ 0 Karen Snyder, K2 Radio Cause of Sheep Herder Hill Fire Expected to be Announced Next Week http://k2radio.com/cause-of-sheep-herder-hill-fire-expected-to-be-announced-next-week/ http://k2radio.com/cause-of-sheep-herder-hill-fire-expected-to-be-announced-next-week/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 17:56:06 +0000 Anthony Pollreisz http://k2radio.com/?p=148298 The investigation continues into the Sheep Herder Hill fire

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]]> http://k2radio.com/cause-of-sheep-herder-hill-fire-expected-to-be-announced-next-week/feed/ 0 Rich Denison, K2 Radio News All 'Sheep Herder Hill' Fire Evacuation Orders Lifted http://k2radio.com/all-sheep-herder-hill-fire-evacuation-orders-lifted/ http://k2radio.com/all-sheep-herder-hill-fire-evacuation-orders-lifted/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 18:53:37 +0000 Rich Denison http://k2radio.com/?p=136474 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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]]> http://k2radio.com/all-sheep-herder-hill-fire-evacuation-orders-lifted/feed/ 0 Rich Denison, Townsquare Media 'On Seeing Our Burned Cabin' – After the Sheep Herder Hill Fire [PHOTOS] http://k2radio.com/on-seeing-our-burned-cabin-after-the-sheep-herder-hill-fire/ http://k2radio.com/on-seeing-our-burned-cabin-after-the-sheep-herder-hill-fire/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2012 22:03:12 +0000 Pat G. http://k2radio.com/?p=133385 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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]]> http://k2radio.com/on-seeing-our-burned-cabin-after-the-sheep-herder-hill-fire/feed/ 0 Pat Greiner Property Owners Get Escort In To View Damage http://k2radio.com/property-owners-get-escort-in-to-view-damage/ http://k2radio.com/property-owners-get-escort-in-to-view-damage/#comments Sat, 15 Sep 2012 01:16:16 +0000 Karen Snyder http://k2radio.com/?p=127808 The 36  cabin or home owners who lost properties in the Sheep Herder Hill Fire were told they'd have a chance to be escorted in briefly on Saturday.

"So folks that have destroyed structures can start looking at their places and start making a game plan as far as clean up and recovery

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]]> http://k2radio.com/property-owners-get-escort-in-to-view-damage/feed/ 0 Brian Weathers Wildfire Benefits Significant For Flora And Fauna http://k2radio.com/wildfire-benefits-significant-for-flora-and-fauna/ http://k2radio.com/wildfire-benefits-significant-for-flora-and-fauna/#comments Fri, 14 Sep 2012 22:31:24 +0000 Karen Snyder http://k2radio.com/?p=127603 No significant dispersal of wildlife off of Casper Mountain have been documented due to the Sheepherder Hill Fire.

"Most of the wildlife that occupy Rocky Mountain ecosystems have evolved and can adapt to fire

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]]> http://k2radio.com/wildfire-benefits-significant-for-flora-and-fauna/feed/ 0 Rich Denison, K2 Radio Many People Cooperating With Staying Out Of Fire Areas http://k2radio.com/many-people-cooperating-with-staying-out-of-fire-areas/ http://k2radio.com/many-people-cooperating-with-staying-out-of-fire-areas/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 20:32:54 +0000 Kevin Koile http://k2radio.com/?p=125952 Fire and emergency crews still have a number of areas closed to area residents and the public due to the Sheep Herder Hill fire near Casper.

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]]> http://k2radio.com/many-people-cooperating-with-staying-out-of-fire-areas/feed/ 0 The Sheep Herder Hill Fire near Casper. (Photo: Tom McCarthy, Townsquare Media) Insurance Agents Prep For Catastrophic Claims http://k2radio.com/insurance-agents-prep-for-catastrophic-claims/ http://k2radio.com/insurance-agents-prep-for-catastrophic-claims/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 20:05:45 +0000 Karen Snyder http://k2radio.com/?p=124391 The Bon Agency in Casper has  already called in catastrophic claims specialist to help work with home and cabin owners who've lost property on the mountain.

"If you have a total loss you definitely want a specialized crew in to handle the situation, because your talking about a more comprehensive loss involving a lot of contents, the structure itself

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]]> http://k2radio.com/insurance-agents-prep-for-catastrophic-claims/feed/ 0 Karen Snyder, K2 Radio Watch the Sheep Herder Hill Fire Public Information Meeting [VIDEO] http://k2radio.com/watch-the-sheep-herder-hill-fire-public-information-meeting-video/ http://k2radio.com/watch-the-sheep-herder-hill-fire-public-information-meeting-video/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:25:59 +0000 Tom McCarthy http://k2radio.com/?p=125429 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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]]> http://k2radio.com/watch-the-sheep-herder-hill-fire-public-information-meeting-video/feed/ 0 Karen Snyder, K2 Radio Structure Assessments Slow Amid Dangerous Conditions http://k2radio.com/structure-assessments-slow-amid-dangerous-conditions/ http://k2radio.com/structure-assessments-slow-amid-dangerous-conditions/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 02:25:04 +0000 Karen Snyder http://k2radio.com/?p=124628 Assessments so far find 37 structures burned on the mountain, but Natrona County Emergency Manager, Stu Anderson pointed out at a public meeting on Wednesday that nobody has been killed or hurt.

He says parts of the mountain look really different now, "and unfortunately we were identifying places and homeowners and we had to tell some of you some bad news

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]]> http://k2radio.com/structure-assessments-slow-amid-dangerous-conditions/feed/ 0 Karen Snyder, K2 Radio Fire Strategy Laid Out At Community Meeting http://k2radio.com/fire-strategy-laid-out-at-community-meeting/ http://k2radio.com/fire-strategy-laid-out-at-community-meeting/#comments Thu, 13 Sep 2012 02:11:30 +0000 Karen Snyder http://k2radio.com/?p=124617 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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]]> http://k2radio.com/fire-strategy-laid-out-at-community-meeting/feed/ 0 Karen Snyder, K2 Radio Natrona County Sheriff's Office Heavily Involved In Other Aspects Of The Fire http://k2radio.com/natrona-county-sheriffs-office-heavily-involved-in-other-aspects-of-the-fire/ http://k2radio.com/natrona-county-sheriffs-office-heavily-involved-in-other-aspects-of-the-fire/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 21:53:36 +0000 Kevin Koile http://k2radio.com/?p=124335 The fire is not only keeping a number of firefighters busy, it's also doing the same to a number of law enforcement agencies.

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]]> http://k2radio.com/natrona-county-sheriffs-office-heavily-involved-in-other-aspects-of-the-fire/feed/ 0 Kevin Koile - K2 Radio Sheep Herder Hill Wildfire Expected To Be Contained By Saturday http://k2radio.com/sheep-herder-hill-wildfire-expected-to-be-contained-by-saturday/ http://k2radio.com/sheep-herder-hill-wildfire-expected-to-be-contained-by-saturday/#comments Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:06:25 +0000 Brian Scott http://k2radio.com/?p=123766 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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]]> http://k2radio.com/sheep-herder-hill-wildfire-expected-to-be-contained-by-saturday/feed/ 0 Smoke and Ash – Natrona County Health Department Advises Caution http://k2radio.com/precautions-advised-around-smoke-and-ash/ http://k2radio.com/precautions-advised-around-smoke-and-ash/#comments Tue, 11 Sep 2012 23:44:30 +0000 Karen Snyder http://k2radio.com/?p=122800 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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]]> http://k2radio.com/precautions-advised-around-smoke-and-ash/feed/ 0 Karen Snyder, K2 Radio What Is the Size of the Sheep Herder Hill Fire? http://k2radio.com/what-is-the-size-of-the-sheep-herder-hill-fire/ http://k2radio.com/what-is-the-size-of-the-sheep-herder-hill-fire/#comments Tue, 11 Sep 2012 22:50:09 +0000 Rodeo Rick http://mycountry955.com/?p=130233 The Sheep Herder Hill fire continues to gobble up forest and grass land on Casper Mountain. But how big is this fire? Here's a quick and easy comparison.

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]]> http://k2radio.com/what-is-the-size-of-the-sheep-herder-hill-fire/feed/ 0 Aerial Photos of 'Sheep Herder Hill' Fire [GALLERY] http://k2radio.com/aerial-photos-of-sheep-herder-hill-fire-gallery/ http://k2radio.com/aerial-photos-of-sheep-herder-hill-fire-gallery/#comments Tue, 11 Sep 2012 21:33:32 +0000 Tom McCarthy http://k2radio.com/?p=122646 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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]]> http://k2radio.com/aerial-photos-of-sheep-herder-hill-fire-gallery/feed/ 0 Brian Weathers Don't Call 911 Unless It's An Emergency http://k2radio.com/dont-call-911-unless-its-an-emergency/ http://k2radio.com/dont-call-911-unless-its-an-emergency/#comments Tue, 11 Sep 2012 21:13:15 +0000 Kevin Koile http://k2radio.com/?p=122632 Natrona County Law Enforcement and emergency crews say they are getting flooded with phone calls, from people that don't need to be calling.

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