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Lincoln County Emergency Management

Lupin Fire contained at 47 acres outside of Kemmerer

At just after 4 p.m. on Monday, August 5, Officials with Lincoln County Emergency Management reported that a fire had started to burn due to a lightning strike north of Kemmerer. Emergency vehicles from the Kemmerer Fire Department and the…

Fire near Cokeville under investigation

  A wild fire that began Thursday afternoon  a few miles southwest of Cokeville near the Long View Estates subdivision has been contained. Stephen Malik with Lincoln County Emergency Management said the Long View Fire was reported around 3 p.m….

Forest Service provides additional details on Intermittent Spring rock slide

The Bridger-Teton National Forest has released additional details regarding a rock slide that occurred near the mouth of the intermittent spring in Swift Creek Canyon east of Afton. The Forest Service has implemented “an emergency closure for the Periodic Spring…

CodeRED Emergency Notification Test

◆ Test to be conducted in Alpine on May 20. Provided By Lincoln County Emergency Management Alpine, Wyoming – In conjunction with Alpine Area Wildfire Prevention Coalition, and All-Fire Days, Lincoln County Emergency Management will be conducting a test of…

Alpine Area Wildfire Protection Coalition “All Fire Days”

Provided by Lincoln County Fuels Mitigation ALPINE, WYO. – Lincoln County Emergency Management will be participating in a simulated wildfire exercise with several emergency response organizations and land management agencies on May 21, 2022. The simulation will take place within…

Officials remind county residents fire restrictions still in effect

While there have been several days of rain resulting in varying amounts of moisture in the past week, officials from Lincoln County Emergency Management have released a statement reminding residents of Lincoln County that fire restrictions are still in place….

Emergency preparedness for procrastinators, step by step

◆ LC Emergency Management releases guidance to help you be prepared. I’m not a world-class procrastinator, but I’m still pretty good. In the army of procrastinators out there (and there is one), I’m not a general, but I’m at least…

LC Emergency Management asks area residents to take stock

◆ September is National Preparedness Month. With a chill in the air and families making fall preparations for winter, Lincoln County Emergency is asking area residents to take stock. “The month of September marks National Preparedness Month, serving as a…

Alpine Firewise meeting planned

Thursday, August 28 the Alpine Fire Department will host a Firewise meeting. The meeting will take place from 1-4 p.m. in the Alpine Fire Department Building. “A wildfire may make it necessary for neighborhood residents to evacuate,” said Alpine Fire…