Firefighters

Members of the Natrona County Fire District were called to perform a rope rescue at Independence Rock on Tuesday.

Current and retired Casper firefighters gathered at Fire Station 2, located at 3900 S. Coffman, on Wednesday to unveil and dedicate their newest fire engine, Engine 2.

The release notes that no injuries were reported and that damage was limited to the detached garage. Casper Fire-EMS did state that the cause of the fire was due to the illegal burning of weeds.

The call came in at 12:20 p.m. Thursday.

The Casper Fire Fighters Association has set up two ways to donate.

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For the time being, people should avoid the area to allow emergency responders room to work.

Additional firefighting resources have been ordered and a Type 3 incident management team will assume command of the blaze going forward.

The cause of the fire, which is burning in rocky, rugged terrain, remains under investigation.

A wildfire in western Converse County burned roughly 250 acres and destroyed a home Tuesday afternoon, officials said. First responders received reports of the fire at roughly 3:45 p.m. BLM spokesperson Tyson Finnicum told K2 Radio News the fire burned roughly 250 acres...

A spokesperson said it will likely be Wednesday morning before more information is released.

Strong winds were fanning the flames as fire crews responded.