A release states that Casper-EMS was called to the area of the 1700 block of West First Street for a wildland fire. The statement says that crews arrived to find a fire burning in grass and light fuels on the north side of The Burlington Northern-Santa Fe rail line.
Laramie County Sheriff's Office spokesman Lt. Don Hollingshead says a resident on the west side of County Road 124 was burning trash when it got out of hand.