Wyoming Wildfire Update September 12th, 2024

It's been quite a fire season in Wyoming this year.

As we head into the mid-September 2024 we are faced with some good news and some bad.

Some rain has come and more will come but it will bring more lighting than rain.

Thursday and Friday's forecasts call for cooler but windy conditions. That wind is never good news.

The wind will calm down this weekend.

A new fire erupted overnight near Casper, Wyoming. Multiple resources are currently on the scene of an active wildfire west of I-25 and Bar Nunn north of the airport. Unites are actively fighting the fire.

Another new fire west of Casper is called The Poison Fire Incident. This fire has just been discovered and is being worked on.

Another new wildfire has started on the northern end of Campbell County. The fire area is surrounded by Olmstead Road to the south, Bowers Ute to the east, the Montana state line to the north, and Bayhorse Road to the west.

There is an evacuation notice for residents of Border Line Estates/Ranchets. "Due to multiple wind shifts, it is difficult to predict the direction in which the fire will spread" states the Campbell County Fire Department.

At 4:00 PM the fire's size was an estimated 200 acres and rapidly growing. It has been named the "Short Draw" fire.

Also in Campbel County:

FLAT ROCK INCIDENT
Type: WF - Wildfire
Area Acres Burned: 52,421
Percent Contained: 97%

CONSTITUTION INCIDENT
Type: WF - Wildfire
Area Acres Burned: 24,630
Percent Contained: 95%

REMINGTON INCIDENT
Type: WF - Wildfire
Area Acres Burned: 196,368
Percent Contained: 88%

Some helpful rain passed over the Fish Creek fire between Dubois and Jackson. Not enough to put out that timber fire, which is mostly dead pine from beetle kill. But the wet did help.

West of Worland are the following:

SAND DRAW INCIDENT
Type: WF - Wildfire
Area Acres Burned: 5
Percent Contained:

WEST WARM SPRINGS INCIDENT
Type: WF - Wildfire
Area Acres Burned: 1,610
Percent Contained: 30%
Discovered: 9/9/2024 3:05 PM

Between Kaycee and Buffalow is the House Draw Fire that's been making headlines for over a month.

HOUSE DRAW INCIDENT
Type: WF - Wildfire
Area Acres Burned: 174,547
Percent Contained: 95%

South of Cody is the:

WOLVERINE INCIDENT
Type: WF - Wildfire
Area Acres Burned: 0.8
Percent Contained:

For those fighting to save what they can in North Eastern Wyoming's latest fires, and for those who are worried about friends and family in the area, information is everything.

Everyone wants and needs to know the latest.

Here are some of the places news reporters go to find out what is going on, and you can look at these sites as well, any time you need an update.

Let's start with a fire map.

The WSFT Interactive Fire Map is at this link. 

The more you zoom in, the more information you'll get.

Try clicking on everything you see and you'll get more information.

At the same time, you'll want to know where that smoke is going.

Try this smoke and fire map, at this link.

Like the other map, the more you move around and click on things the more information you get.

You'll see layers of smoke and where it's coming from.

This gives you a better idea of the big picture as you zoom in and out.

You'll want to know where that smoke and fire is going, and where it is forecasted to go.

For that one of my favorite websites is WINDY. You might want to download the Windy App for use on your mobile device.

It's a moving map that shows you how the wind is moving.

With WINDY you can zoom way in and way out to see how the wind is moving.

Use the time bar at the bottom to see what the forecasted winds are.

Use the altitude option to look at winds aloft and on the ground.

Try the options that allow you to see temperature, humidity, rain, and clouds.

Are the roads open?

Try WYDOT's website for visual and written information on roads.

You can also zoom in on street and highway cameras to see what's happening.

Search your social media, like Facebook to see what WYDOT is posting as well as your local BLM posts and fire departments.

They all have Facebook pages and are posting information there.

Your local government (city & county) websites are also posting emergency information along with city and county police departments.