Shelley Gregory with the Bureau of Land Management High Desert District says that firefighters have made significant headway on the Seminoe Fire, burning 30 miles northeast of Rawlins.
Approximately 300 firefighters have been dispatched to the fire which is now at 22 percent containment. Resources include one Type III helicopter, two Type I helicopters, four single engine air tankers, or SEATS, one heavy Type II tanker, an air attack coordination plane, twelve interagency crews, and Rawlins and Carbon County as well as BLM engines.
There have been mandatory evacuations at the Miracle Mile campground and voluntary evacuations at the Cortes campground, northeast of the fire. Due to fire activity and firefighting traffic, Carbon County Road 351 has been closed to the through traffic but is open to Seminoe State Park from the south and Miracle Mile Bridge from the north. Afternoon thunderstorms are expected for the next few days, in addition to warm and dry conditions. Priorities for firefighting include suppressing the fire and keeping all involved safe.
Approximately 300 firefighters have been dispatched to the fire which is now at 22 percent containment. Resources include one Type III helicopter, two Type I helicopters, four single engine air tankers, or SEATS, one heavy Type II tanker, an air attack coordination plane, twelve interagency crews, and Rawlins and Carbon County as well as BLM engines.
There have been mandatory evacuations at the Miracle Mile campground and voluntary evacuations at the Cortes campground, northeast of the fire. Due to fire activity and firefighting traffic, Carbon County Road 351 has been closed to the through traffic but is open to Seminoe State Park from the south and Miracle Mile Bridge from the north. Afternoon thunderstorms are expected for the next few days, in addition to warm and dry conditions. Priorities for firefighting include suppressing the fire and keeping all involved safe.
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