Fire officials will meet with people evacuated by the wildfire threatening summer homes near Lander. They plan to hold a public meeting Thursday at 7 p.m. at Lander Middle School to discuss what firefighters have already done to stop the fire and explain what their future plan. The 3-square-mile Fairfield Fire was 47% contained Thursday. It started Monday, forcing the evacuation of about 50 homes in Homestead park and Lower Sinks Canyon. No homes have been lost. The cause of the fire is still being investigated. Crews are also fighting a 100-acre fire in the Medicine Bow National Forest. It is 10% contained and has shown little activity. A 380-acre wildfire in the Washakie (WASH'-ah-kee) Wilderness is being watched.
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