October 1, 2020 |
The Mullen Fire raced past the 100,000 acre mark by noon Wednesday, reaching 117,420 acres Thursday morning. Last night, the fire crossed the state line into Colorado, forcing evacuations there and extending the closure of Highway 230 from Riverside to the state line. Emma Diercks has the latest.
Pictured above: Mullen Fire moves toward Colorado on September 30. Photo credit: Chip Redmond.
Virtual Community Q&A TODAY at 5 p.m.
The meeting will be live streamed on the Mullen Fire Information Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MullenFire
Wyoming Mandatory Evacuations as of morning of October 1 (click here for updates):
East of HWY 11 along Sheep Mountain, from Fox Creek Road, North to Hecht Creek
Fox Creek Road including areas west of Hwy 11 south of the Middle Fork Canyon
Communities of:
- Rambler
- Albany
- Fox Park
- Wold
- Woods Landing
- Graham and adjacent areas
- Lower Keystone
- Moore’s Gulch
Yankee Road towards Woods Landing, including a few properties on Fox Cabin Trail
Pre-Evacuations:
Meadow Plains Road south to Yankee Road
Areas near Sheep Mountain to Lake Hattie Reservoir and North of Hwy 230
Centennial
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