CASPER, Wyo. — While crews have made significant progress on wildfires burning in northern Wyoming, extreme fire conditions continue the risk of new fires or fire starts.
According to a Tuesday morning release issued by the multi-agency Southwest Area Incident Management Team, Sheridan and Gillette recorded record-breaking high temperatures on Monday. A red flag warning remains in effect today in the area, which will see gusty winds, scattered thunderstorms with limited precipitation and highs in the lower 90s.
Crews are concentrating on repair operations on most of the fire areas, they said. Currently, the Flat Rock Fire is 78% contained, the Remington Fire is 86% contained, the Constitution Fire is 95% contained, the House Draw Fire is 94% contained and the Silver Spoon Fire is 0% contained.
Fire updates are as follows:
- Silver Spoon – Firefighters on the Silver Spoon Fire patrolled the area yesterday, Sept. 2, to identify heat sources after conducting burn operations on Sunday night. Today, crews will scout critical holding points, secure the perimeter and begin mop-up.
- Flat Rock – Heavy equipment repaired line from the north end of the Flat Rock Fire south along the perimeter. Additional resources worked from the eastern perimeter into the interior of the fire, also moving south. Today, crews will continue suppression repair activities, including fence repair, where needed.
- Remington – Crews worked to secure containment lines and mop up hot spots on the Remington Fire yesterday while heavy equipment conducted suppression repair. Heavy equipment operators repaired fire line on the Wyoming side of the fire as well as along the southwestern perimeter. Bulldozers worked along the northwest portion of the fire, below Birney, Montana, and hand crews secured line where needed. Today, heavy equipment and crews will build on the yesterday’s efforts, building water bars on the east portion of the fire near Poker Jim and moving into their interior.
- Constitution – Yesterday, graders worked north to south on the Constitution Fire. Today, hotshots and a hand crew will continue securing line on the eastern and northern edges of the fire area.
- House Draw – Hand crews worked on the south end of the House Draw Fire yesterday while heavy equipment made progress along the Interstate 90 corridor. Today, crews will continue suppression repair work as graders and other heavy equipment move to the north side of the interstate.
An evacuation order is in effect for Bitter Creek Road in northern Campbell County due to the Silver Spoon fire, they said. More information can be found here.
