June 30, 2020 |
The first reports of a wildfire burning south of Saratoga between Spring Creek and Jack Creek came in around 3 p.m. Monday afternoon.
By 5 p.m., fire operation crews reported the Mowry Peak Fire, as the blaze was dubbed, at about five acres in size. By nightfall, gusty winds had spread the to 15 acres.
Bigfoot 99’s Cali O’Hare has the latest information.
Aggressive response & a change in weather (cool/moisture) helped fire crews catch #MowryFire_WY last night. Mopping up today. N Sierra Madre Range, #MedicineBow NF pic.twitter.com/1PaM6I1SfW
— Medicine Bow-Routt NFs & Thunder Basin NG (@FS_MBRTB) June 30, 2020
Pictured above: The Mowry Peak Fire burns near Jack Creek Campground. Photo courtesy of Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests & Thunder Basin National Grassland/Twitter.
