Over 500,000 Acres Burned in Wyoming as Crews Fight to Contain Wildfires

Four northeast Wyoming wildfires have burned over 500,000 acres and spread into Montana as emergency responders fight to contain the fires.  “Crews successfully hold perimeter on Flat Rock, Constitution, Remington, and House Draw fires in northeast Wyoming and southeast Montana,” the Southwest Area Incident Management Team  (SAIMT) said in an Aug. 26 update. The cause of the fires is unknown except for the House Draw fire, which was sparked by lightning, the spokesperson said. The fires are named after a feature or area where they started. House Draw fire was named after ravine-like terrain. SAIMT reported that the House Draw fire in Johnson County, which has now burned 174,702 acres, is the largest fire but “mostly in control” at 88 percent containment....