Willow Creek Fire now at 23% containment
A full week into the Willow Creek Fire, officials are describing the blaze at 23% contained. The size of the fire has not changed per the latest information and is still at 4,356 acres. The fire was first reported on…
Willow Creek Fire now 4,356 acres at 17% containment for Thursday
The Willow Creek Fire is coming up on a full week of burning in southwest of Smoot, Wyoming. The fire was first reported on Friday, August 22 approximately four miles southwest of Smoot. The latest update from officials are estimating…
Willow Creek Fire still at 12% containment on Wednesday
Fire crews continue to battle the Willow Creek Fire located four miles southwest of Smoot, Wyoming as the blaze enters its sixth day. As of the latest update, the fire is now estimated to be 4,355.9 acres which is virtually…
Willow Creek Fire now estimated at 4,355 acres and 12% containment
The Willow Creek Fire, first reported on the morning of August 22, is now being reported to have grown to 4,355 acres. Located four miles southwest of Smoot, Wyoming, the fire ballooned from 250 acres to over 3,000 acres over…
Cooler temps and increased chance of rain in the forecast as Willow Creek Fire continues to be active.
According to the latest update on Monday provided by officials battling the Willow Creek Fire south of Smoot, wetter conditions and cooler temperatures are expected to aid in the effort. No increase in burning acreage was reported with the total…
Willow Creek Fire Update: Sunday August 24
The Willow Creek Fire entered its third day pushing nearly 4,000 acres with zero-percent containment according to officials. The fire was originally reported late Friday morning south of Afton, Wyoming and grew quickly due to dry fuel and windy conditions….
Willow Creek Fire closes US 89
***UPDATE*** Highway 89 over the South End (Salt Pass) was reopened shortly after 1:00 am Sunday morning. The latest update on the fire since Saturday night will be posted as soon as information is available. The evacuation order for those…
Type 3 management team moving in to take over Willow Creek Fire
Although an alert for evacuation of campgrounds south of County Road 155 went out in relation to the Willow Creek Fire on Friday night, there is no such order for residents of the area according to officials battling the blaze….
Willow Creek Fire grows to 250 acres
The Willow Creek Fire, reported just after 11 a.m. on Friday some four miles west of Smoot, has grown to 250 acres as of 8 p.m. according to the latest estimates. Multiple helicopters and other fire suppression methods including an…
Willow Creek Fire reported south of Afton
PHOTOS AND VIDEOS BY DUKE DANCE – An initial call for a response to the Afton Fire Department went out just after 11 a.m. on Friday, August 22, to the report of smoke coming from the south end of the…