Natrona County Emergency Management

Natrona County Emergency Management will use the information to determine whether the State of Wyoming may seek emergency actions or requests.

Residents can keep tabs on the exercises by visiting the Facebook websites of the Natrona County Emergency Management, Casper Fire-EMS, and the Natrona County Fire District.

Vigilant Guard 23-3 is designed to ensure that emergency response organizations are well-prepared and ready to effectively respond to crises that may arise in their community.

During the exercise, residents may notice an increased presence of emergency response personnel, military vehicles, and aircraft in certain areas.

Cold Air Funnels form beneath showers or weak thunderstorms when the air aloft is especially cold.

Local first responder authorities are aware of the survey, so please do not contact dispatch regarding the aircraft.

One person is dead after a plane crash southeast of Alcova Reservoir.

NCEM officials have stated that Oregon Trail Road is currently impassable due to snow drifts, and they asked that motorists avoid using Oregon Trail Road as a detour.

Schools will be closed for inclement weather or natural disasters only when the community itself is unable to operate safely.

The U.S. National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for Central Wyoming, meaning there will be "a very potent storm with widespread Major Winter Impacts" in Natrona County.