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Fire Location: 11 miles west of Wapiti, WYSize: 1,896 acresContainment: 43%Personnel: 80Start Date: 7/19/24Cause: LightningIncident Commander (IC): Ron Steffens, Wyoming Type 3 Team

Firefighters often refer to standing, weakened trees as hazard trees or snags. These two terms refer to trees with structural defects that make them more likely to fall in whole or in part. 

Fire Location: 11 miles west of Wapiti, WYSize: 1,896 acresContainment: 43%Personnel: 142Start Date: 7/19/24Cause: LightningIncident Commander (IC): Ron Steffens, Wyoming Type 3 Team

The Clearwater Fire has set up an Incident Command Post (ICP) at the day use area at Buffalo Bill State Park North Fork Campground. As a result, the day use area is currently temporarily closed for public use. However, the remainder of the campground is open to the public.

Fire Location: 11 miles west of Wapiti, WYSize: 1,878 acresContainment: 40%Personnel: 142Start Date: 7/19/24Cause: LightningIncident Commander (IC): Ron Steffens, Wyoming Type 3 Team

Fire Location: 11 miles west of Wapiti, WYSize: 1,878 acresContainment: 10%Personnel: 145Start Date: 7/19/24Cause: LightningIncident Commander (IC): Ron Steffens, Wyoming Type 3 Team

Fire Location: 11 miles west of Wapiti, WYSize: 1,878 acresContainment: 10%Personnel: 157Start Date: 7/19/24Cause: LightningIncident Commander (IC): Ron Steffens, Wyoming Type 3 TeamSummary Crews remain working on holding the fire south of Highway 14, west of Pagoda Summer Homes, and east of the UXU Ranch.