Wyoming Fire Fighters Making Strong Progress

Progress has been made on some of the biggest fires currently burning in Wyoming.

Those heavy thunderstorms that passed over the area, on Monday, did not put anything out but made it a bit easier for firefighters to contain what has been burning.

The House Draw Fire that has burned 175 thousand acres between Kaycee and Buffalo is now 94% contained.

The Remmington Fire, which is East of Sheridan, between the Wyoming and Montana border is at almost 200,000 acres and is 50% contained. It was 0% contained just a day ago.

West of Gillette the Flat Rock Fire is 52% contained.

On the western side of Wyoming, in the Togwotee Pass area, the Fish Creek Fire was brought mostly under control when snow fell on the area. But that snow event did not put the fire out. It's now 28% contained and has burned over 11,000 acres.

That's the bright side.

The bad news is that dryer weather will dominate the region for the next few days and the wind will pick up considerably.

Most of the smoke is being pushed north and east.

For those fighting to save what they can in North Eastern Wyoming's latest fires, and for those who are worried about friends and family in the area, information is everything.

Everyone wants and needs to know the latest.

Here are some of the places news reporters go to find out what is going on, and you can look at these sites as well, any time you need an update.

Let's start with a fire map.

The WSFT Interactive Fire Map is at this link. 

The more you zoom in, the more information you'll get.

Try clicking on everything you see and you'll get more information.

At the same time, you'll want to know where that smoke is going.

Try this smoke and fire map, at this link.

Like the other map, the more you move around and click on things the more information you get.

You'll see layers of smoke and where it's coming from.

This gives you a better idea of the big picture as you zoom in and out.

You'll want to know where that smoke and fire is going, and where it is forecasted to go.

For that one of my favorite websites is WINDY. You might want to download the Windy App for use on your mobile device.

It's a moving map that shows you how the wind is moving.

With WINDY you can zoom way in and way out to see how the wind is moving.

Use the time bar at the bottom to see what the forecasted winds are.

Use the altitude option to look at winds aloft and on the ground.

Try the options that allow you to see temperature, humidity, rain, and clouds.

Are the roads open?

Try WYDOT's website for visual and written information on roads.

You can also zoom in on street and highway cameras to see what's happening.

Search your social media, like Facebook to see what WYDOT is posting as well as your local BLM posts and fire departments.

They all have Facebook pages and are posting information there.

Your local government (city & county) websites are also posting emergency information along with city and county police departments.