The Bureau of Land Management High Desert District fire season has come to a close. Shelley Gregory says it was an active season for the BLM, Wyoming State Forestry and Albany, Carbon, Laramie, Lincoln, Sweetwater, Sublette and Uinta counties with a total of 147 wildfires.
Firefighters saw plenty of action in south and west Wyoming, often in rugged, steep terrain with mixed fuels. The 12,645 acre Ferris Fire northeast of Rawlins, Wyo., was the largest in the district. The 12,392 acres of BLM land burned by the 64,220 acre Fontenelle Fire west of Big Piney, Wyo., ran a close second.
The BLM worked closely with the U.S. Forest Service, State of Wyoming, Wyoming State Forestry Department, the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and private landowners to contain fires and minimize damage.
Firefighters saw plenty of action in south and west Wyoming, often in rugged, steep terrain with mixed fuels. The 12,645 acre Ferris Fire northeast of Rawlins, Wyo., was the largest in the district. The 12,392 acres of BLM land burned by the 64,220 acre Fontenelle Fire west of Big Piney, Wyo., ran a close second.
The BLM worked closely with the U.S. Forest Service, State of Wyoming, Wyoming State Forestry Department, the National Park Service, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and private landowners to contain fires and minimize damage.
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