Updated 12:00 p.m.
PUBLIC MEETING: Tonight at 6:00 pm there will be a community meeting at the Yellowstone Valley Inn, 3324 North Fork Highway, Cody, Wyoming, 82414.
The June Fire 34-miles west of Cody, WY has burned 1,618 acres and is 70% contained at last report from fire managers. Due to the reduction in fire activity, firefighting resources will continue to be released today; no evacuation orders are in place.
Fire managers reporter that “firefighters came from as close as Wapiti, Wyoming and as far away as Alaska and Maine.”
A total of 4,331 meals have been served to incident personnel and cooperators and 18,000 batteries have been recycled during the incident.
The June Fire perimeter stretched 12.4 miles to include indirect handline in Elk Fork drainage and direct handline around the 5-acre spot fire outside the perimeter on the northeastern corner.
The cause of the fire, which was detected Jul. 18, is still under investigation.
Precipitation fell over the June Fire yesterday with more expected over the next couple days. Ahead of the rain, crews completed containment line along the northern perimeter of the fire and worked to suppress small spot fires in the northeastern corner.
The full InciWeb update and fact sheet can be found here
#JuneFire closure order has been lifted. Elk Fork & Blackwater trails are now open. Please use caution if you recreate in the area.
— Shoshone National Forest (@ShoshoneNF) July 26, 2017
Closures: Shoshone National Forest Closure Order SHO-17-01 has implemented an area closure to include the Elk Fork campground, Elk Fork Trail, and Blackwater Memorial National Recreation Trail.
A Temporary Flight Restriction, TFR #7/3839, remains in place.
The Keystone Fire 7-miles west of Albany, WY near the Medicine Bow National Forest has reached 2,527 acres and is at 80% containment at last report from fire managers. The fire started Jul. 3 due to a lightening strike.
Yesterday, fire managers modified the Keystone Fire Closure Order as all contingency line work was completed, according to InciWeb. Only a relatively small area of the Forest surrounding the fire remains closed.
All roads in the area are open except 562 and 586. Main roads 500, 507, 511, and 512 are open; however expect logging trucks to be present on these roads for the next several days.
Complete listing of road closures and fire restrictions can be found here
Fire managers report that power will be restored to the communities of Lake Creek, Rambler, Moores Gulch (Langford/Rinker) and Keystone today at 12 p.m. (MST). Fire crews will patrol in those communities as a safety precaution.
Contingency lines in the #KeystoneFire area nearly complete. These will be used to protect near-by communities if needed. pic.twitter.com/oLlA81rkFP
— Medicine Bow-Routt NFs & Thunder Basin NG (@FS_MBRTB) July 26, 2017
Rob Roy Reservoir is open. This includes Rob Roy Campground (USFS), dispersed camping near Rob Roy, and Cinnabar Park. The Spruce Mountain Lookout Tower remains closed this weekend as it is being utilized for communications by firefighters.
Fire crews continue to patrol the fire perimeter as single tree torching persists along the southern edge of the fire. The public can expect to see smoke coming from the interior of the fire as unburned pockets of fuel ignite with warmer weather.
