Tagged: medicine bow national forest

Anticipating a return of hot, dry, windy weather by this weekend, firefighters worked Thursday to build
lines around a wildfire in the Medicine Bow National Forest in east-central Wyoming.

 The Russell's Camp fire is located about 30 miles south of
Glenrock and has burned just over 4 square miles since Sunday.

 Cooler temperatures and higher humidity on Wednesday lessened
fire intensity, allowing firefighters to gain 5 percent containment. But the fire was more active Thursday with warmer temperatures.

A wildfire near Wheatland in the Medicine Bow National Forest has grown to around a thousand acres.  High winds and terrain in the area have hampered firefighters in their efforts to contain it and they can’t come face to face with the blaze.  Because of this Forest Service Spokesman Aaron Voos said they are taking a different approach in dealing with it.