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The fire killed more professional wildland firefighters in the U.S. than any other in the 103 years between the Great Fire of 1910 and the Yarnell Hill Fire in 2013. The Blackwater Fire consumed 1,700 acres (690 ha) of old-growth forest dominated by Douglas fir trees on the west slopes of Clayton Mountain .
The Mullen Fire was a wildfire that burned over 176,878 acres (71,580 ha), 28 miles (45 km) west of Laramie, Wyoming. The fire started on September 17, 2020, in the Savage Run Wilderness of Carbon County, and spread to Albany County. On September 30, it spread into Jackson County, Colorado. [2] [3] The cause is still under investigation.
2024 Wyoming wildfires The Elk Fire in Sheridan County on September 30th, 2024. The 2024 Wyoming wildfire season was a series of wildfires that burned throughout the U.S state of Wyoming during 2024.
Mar. 1—CHEYENNE — A grass fire west and northwest of town Friday, which initially burned a pillar of black smoke, has caused county officials to order two major sections of Laramie County to ...
Mar. 1—CHEYENNE — A grass fire west and northwest of town Friday caused county officials to order two major sections of Laramie County to evacuate, and several homes were believed to be burned ...
A map of the counties and capital city of Wyoming. The U.S. state of Wyoming lies in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States and has a varied geography. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the south.
Saturday's grass fire west of town, which some officials said could have been far more destructive, was contained because county fire districts, Cheyenne Fire Rescue and Laramie County Fire ...
Douglas is located on the banks of the North Platte River, and is named for Stephen A. Douglas, U.S. Senator. The city grew after it was designated a stop on the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley Railroad. Railroads brought settlers and pioneers west; some stayed and others continued on. Douglas' location affords excellent access to nearby ...