In the midst of summer, wildfires are raging and firefighters are stretched thin. Let’s take a moment to consider how this affects our community and its brave responders.
Thunderstorms moving through the area led to more than 4,000 lightning strikes Tuesday and Wednesday night in the Bridger-Teton National Forest, causing multiple small fires.
CASPER, Wyo. — Fire crews were hard at work battling the Remington Fire in northern Wyoming on Saturday, and the wildfire is now 81% contained, according to Bureau of Land Management reports.
The Remington Fire, located 14 miles northeast of Leiter and spanning multiple counties in southeast Montana, covers 196,368 total acres. The ...