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Governor Mead Tours Fire Damaged Areas

Karen Snyder — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 23:53:19 +0000

Governor Matt Mead toured the 62,000-acre Oil Creek Fire near Newcastle and the 11,000-acre Squirrel Creek Fire west of Laramie. He said it was sad, especially for those who've lost homes or grazing opportunities

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Squirrel Creek Fire 100% Contained

Trevor T. Trujillo — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:27:14 +0000

The nearly 11,000 acre Squirrel Creek Fire is 100% contained, this according to a release sent by California Interagency Incident Management Team Four Monday night.

The release says that the California Interagency Incident Managment Team transferred command of the Squirrel Creek Fire back to the Medicine Bow National Forrest Tuesday at 6:00 AM

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Winds Help Spread Squirrel Creek Fire Before Rain

Associated Press — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 15:14:27 +0000

NEWCASTLE, Wyo. (AP) — More rain is expected to help firefighters at the 17-square-mile Squirrel Creek fire but winds from thunderstorms have helped spread the fire a bit.

The fire about 30 miles southwest of Laramie grew by about 650 acres before some rain began falling Thursday

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Squirrel Creek Fire Determined To Be Human-Caused

Associated Press — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 11:45:31 +0000

NEWCASTLE, Wyo. (AP) — Fire officials say the nearly 17-square-mile Squirrel Creek Fire about 30 miles southwest of Laramie was human-caused.

Fire spokesman Larry Helmerick says an investigation is continuing

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Human Cause Sited For Squirrel Creek Fire

Karen Snyder — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 23:00:33 +0000

Investigators on the Squirrel Creek Fire say they've determined it was human caused.

"One thing people should understand is, 75 percent of the fires, at least, are human caused. And we just ask people to be very careful. Its

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Fire Watch Roundup

Karen Snyder — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 02:51:19 +0000

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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New Evacuation Orders for Albany County, Squirrel Creek Fire Grows

Rich Denison — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 20:44:35 +0000

The Squirrel Creek Fire has prompted more evacuations in Albany County.

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Squirrel Creek Fire Growing, Pre-Evacuation Notices In Effect

Karen Snyder — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 02:51:06 +0000

Another wildfire in the Medicine Bow National Forest located north of the Colorado Border has grown to about 500 acres. The Squirrel Creek fire, south west of Laramie, is burning near Lake Owen.

It was discovered Saturday afternoon. On Sunday fire

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