Elk Fire in Wyoming Now Ravages Almost 75,000 Acres as Desperate Crews Scramble to Save Wildlife and Communities from Raging Inferno
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The Elk fire raging in Bighorn National Forest has now swelled to nearly 75,000 acres, with firefighters working tirelessly to secure communities and protect critical water supplies, Oil City News reported.
The blaze, reportedly caused by lightning on September 27, has consumed 74,685 acres as of Tuesday morning, while containment remains at just 10%, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
Crews, led by Incident Commander Casey Cheesbrough of the Rocky Mountain Area Complex Incident Management Team 3, are focusing their efforts on the fire’s southern end to defend nearby communities and the essential Big Goose municipal watershed.
This watershed supplies much of Sheridan County’s water,
