At one point, the number of personnel fighting the High Park Fire peaked at 2,037. Along with other firefighters, both local and out-of-state, were three volunteer firefighters and their one engine from Ryan Park, WY.
http://youtu.be/PJz_8pIPdss
This video was produced by of the Saratoga Sun. The first in her series about the at the Sun's website.
The High Park Fire was finally . The fire had started on June 9th due to lightning and by the end of those 22 days it had blackened 87,284 acres, destroyed 259 homes, and claimed one life.
Wyoming has had its own share of wildfires. The Squirrel Creek Fire has burned 10,921 acres and is 98% contained. The burning near Wheatland, WY is larger than the High Park at 98,094 acres and is at 75% containment. The Fontenelle fire, , is 62% contained and 64,083 acres.
