Just weeks after wildfires burned through almost half a million acres in Wyoming and Montana, more devastating wildfires are popping up around the Cowboy State. As communities tried to pick up the pieces after the devastation, Wyoming received a USDA Disaster Declaration to help assist in agriculture’s recovery from wildfire damage.
State Governor Mark Gordon issued an emergency transport order to protect livestock and the ag industry in the fire’s area. Ignited by a lightning strike in late September, the Elk Fire is breaking records as the largest wildfire to tear through the Big Horn National Forest in 100 years of recorded history.
According to the Fire, Weather, and Avalanche Center, as of October 9, the Elk Fire had scorched 75,969 acres with only 16 percent containment. Reports say as many as 889 personnel are working to put out the large fire. Unusually dry weather conditions have not improved the situation.
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