SUNDANCE, Wyo. – Federal, state, and local firefighters have responded to the Fish Wildfire approx. 7 miles south of Sundance. The fire was reported at approximately 11:30 a.m. Sunday morning.
The fire is burning on the Bearlodge Ranger District, Black Hills National Forest.
As of 7:00 p.m. Sunday night, the fire was estimated to be at 500 acres. It is burning in steep, rugged terrain on Iron Mountain, approximately 7 miles south of Sundance, Wyo., and east of Wyoming Highway 585.
Resources from Crook County, U.S. Forest Service, State of Wyoming Division of Forestry, and South Dakota are actively engaged in suppression efforts. Air attack resources including a Type 1 (heavy) helicopter and air-tankers are also being used.
Evacuations are encouraged from South of Canyon Springs Road to the south end of the fire and east of Wyoming Highway 585.
An area closure is in place that is south of Clark Road to Reynolds Road, south to Moskee and west to Wyoming Highway 585. For public and firefighter safety, the public is asked to stay away from the area until it is safe to return. Please do not park on the highway.
A CodeRed notification was sent out to area residents Sunday night.
The Wyoming Type 3 Team has been ordered to manage the fire. The team is expected to arrive this morning. Local firefights are meeting this morning to get fighting assignments.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
