Natrona County Emergency Management

UPDATE 6:30 p.m. Tuesday: Lt. Stew Anderson with Natrona County Emergency Management says Yellowstone Highway has been reopened, but First Street remains closed. UPDATE 3:30 p.m. Tuesday: Lt. Stew Anderson says the East First Street and East Yellowstone Highway intersection will likely remain closed for the next few hours as a HAZMAT crew hired by the trucking company cleans the spill...

Natrona County Emergency Management and the Civil Air Patrol are surveying hard hit highways and popular hunting areas for stranded people.

Residents of Natrona County will now be able to receive information about Winter Storm Warnings via text message and email through the CodeRED System.

The Natrona County Emergency Management Office is offering a free, nine-week hands-on training class for area residents that covers the different facets of disaster from disaster preparedness to terrorism awareness.

With persistent, severe flooding in Colorado, and with areas of Wyoming receiving heavy rainfall, authorities are stressing the importance of caution when driving through the intermountain west this weekend. Stew Anderson, Natrona County’s emergency manager, says it’s always best to turn around if you approach a flooded roadway...

A Hazardous Materials Drill was held Thursday at Casper's post office on Forest Drive.

Despite heavy snow in recent weeks throughout much of Wyoming, officials say the state remains extremely dry. According to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s U.S. Drought Monitor, all of Wyoming is experiencing drought of some form...

Officials with Natrona County Emergency Management plan to test Casper-based emergency phone and siren systems Thursday. The test was originally planned for last week but was postponed after a spring snowstorm impacted much of central Wyoming...

A massive traffic tie-up in Natrona County is the result of the closure of Interstate 80 at Rawlins.

Area residents have overwhelmed the Casper Fire Department with donations of water, Gatorade and snacks for crews battling the “Sheep Herder Hill” fire. Officials with Natrona County Emergency Management say Casper Fire Station #3 has been inundated with donated items...