Seminoe Fire Slows In Its Growth Northeast of Rawlins

The Seminoe Fire, which is burning 30 miles northeast of Rawlins, has now burned 3,425 acres, but has slowed in its growth. The rain on Monday evening and cloud cover helped firefighters in their efforts. No structures have burned, and there are no injuries to date; but 25 structures and power lines in the area are being protected. Firefighters have protected the structures with preventative burnout operations and are preparing to further protect the areas. There have been mandatory evacuations at the Miracle Mile campground and voluntary evacuations at the Kortes campground, northeast of the fire. Roughly 300 firefighting personnel has been requested for the fire, with crews from Wyo., Ore., Utah, Alaska,  Mont., Colo. and Idaho responding. The fire was first reported on Saturday afternoon and is strongly suspected to have been started by lightning.