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Massive Air Tanker Moving To Casper

Rich Denison — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:29:40 +0000

A DC-10 jet aircraft configured to fight wildfires will base its operations at Casper/Natrona County International Airport.

How You Can Help The Sheep Herder Hill Fire Effort on Casper Mountain

Tee Roy — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 14:22:06 +0000

In it's infancy, the Sheep Herder Fire on Casper Mountain is still growing.

UPDATE: Thousands Evacuate as Colorado's Waldo Canyon Wildfire Doubles in Size

Shauna Wright — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 18:41:05 +0000

Those wildfires in Colorado don’t show much sign of abating. In fact, more than 32,000 residents in or near Colorado Springs, the state’s second-largest city, were ordered to evacuate after the Waldo Canyon Fire doubled in size Tuesday night.

Be Careful! Fire Danger Is High [VIDEO]

Gailen Sprague — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:43:00 +0000

I know how easy it is to be a little...let's say "casual" about things like making sure your campfire is all the way out or leaving it unattended for a while so you can go fishing. The same holds true if you are a smoker and you flick your cigarette on the ground or out the window of your car. Hey, most of the time you can get away with something like that...but not right now!

Wildfires Burn in 12 States; 11,000 Evacuated

Stephanie Berning — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:09:46 +0000

As the largest wildfire in Arizona state history continued to burn in the eastern central part of the state on Wednesday, firefighters in 11 other states were busy battling blazes. Over 10,000 firefighters were working to contain 53 large wildfires, with more than 7,000 working in Arizona and New Mexico, CNN reported. In Arizona, flames [...]