Monday, August 19, 2013

More hot, dry weather fuels Wyoming wildfires

More hot, dry weather isn't helping wildfires burning in Wyoming. Fires burning in Yellowstone National Park as well as in the Bridger-Teton and Shoshone national forests grew over the weekend. Yellowstone has several active fires, including one that grew markedly over the weekend near Grand Loop Road north of Yellowstone Lake. However, the road remains open and no major park facilities are threatened. Other fires are burning in remote areas of Yellowstone and pose no danger although they are sending up a lot of smoke.The state's large fire remains the Hardluck Fire in the Shoshone Forest. It has been allowed to burn and has now scorched about 33 square miles.

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