THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE PLATTE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY. ...AN EVACUATION ORDER HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR RESIDENTS ALONG FLETCHER PARK ROAD IN THE LARAMIE PEAK SUBDIVISION DUE TO THE ARAPAHO FIRE... RESIDENTS OF THE LARAMIE PEAK SUBDIVISION ON FLETCHER PARK ROAD... WEST OF WHEATLAND...SHOULD EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY DUE TO THE PROXIMITY AND APPROACH OF THE ARAPAHO FIRE. THOSE RESIDENTS SHOULD EVACUATE TO THE SOUTH ON FLETCHER PARK ROAD AND HEAD TO WHEATLAND. CALL 3 2 2 2 3 3 1 FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS. THE EVACUATION ORDER INCLUDES PEOPLE LIVING ON THUNDERHAWK ROAD... ALTA VISTA CIRCLE...SHEEP MOUNTAIN ROAD...SOUTH POINTE CIRCLE... VISTA GRANDE WAY...RAM SPRINGS ROAD...RIO VISTA WAY AND FLETCHER PARK ROAD. THE ARAPAHO FIRE IS MOVING TOWARD MURPHY RIDGE AT MID AFTERNOON. BE SURE TO BRING ALONG IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS...ANY MEDICATIONS AND A CELL PHONE WHEN EVACUATING.
06-28-12: Russells Camp Fire is at 60% contained, firefighters have an excellent hand on the fire. Russ Dalgarn of Converse County Emergency Management states that the Forest Service and firefighters on track for full containment by Saturday June 30th. The fire started on June 17 30 miles South of Glenrock and has burned approx. 5500 acres.
For detailed information on the Converse County Fire Ban and the Natrona County Fire Ban please go to: www.thebirdcentral.com and click on the links provided on the home page.
Casper Possible Drowning
According to Casper Fire/EMS: At 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, Casper Fire units responded to a report of a possible drowning near the white water park in Casper. First arriving units found multiple unattended floating objects in the river including an empty cooler. No victim was found on an initial shore based search. Multiple Two man swift water recue teams searched from the top of the white water park to the I-25 Bridge with no victims found. The search was called off late Tuesday evening and will resume today. This operation is now in recovery mode. Casper Fire-EMS would like to remind everyone entering the river that water levels are still high. Please wear a life jacket.
