Fish Creek Fire 50% Contained; Currently Sits at 17 Acres

Fish Creek Fire 50% contained; currently sits at 17 acres

LARAMIE, Wyo. —  On Tuesday, the Albany County Sheriff’s Office announced that a wildfire had prompted an evacuation order for all residents in a two-mile area south of Tie Siding, just north of the Wyoming-Colorado border. The Fish Creek Fire, as it had been dubbed, spread quickly to 10 acres, and then 30 acres. On […]

20 Teenage Campers Evacuated As Fish Creek Fire Explodes; Ranchers Won't Leave

Moments after lightning struck, Casper missionaries watched the Fish Creek Fire explode to life and rushed 20 teen campers to safety. Meanwhile, residents stayed behind to look after neighbors and horses. "It's Wyoming. That's how it is," one said.

Fish Creek Fire in Albany County swells to 30 acres overnight

LARAMIE, Wyo. — Albany County residents living in the rural Fish Creek and Cherokee Park area south of Tie Siding received very little notice last night when, at around 8 p.m., they were told to immediately evacuate. A fire had quickly sprung up and has now grown to around 30 acres in size. The size estimate comes from the Albany County Sheriff’s Office in a July 22 update. What was around 10 acres in size by 9 p.m. Tuesday night has tripled. Th…