June 23, 2016 - The Incident Management Team on the Douglas Fire 10 mile southwest of Sundance, Wyoming reported Thursday evening that the fire grew from 257 acres the day before to 1,400 acres.
The evacuation orders have been lifted, but 50 residences are still threatened.
The Douglas Fire southwest of Sundance, Wyoming has burned approximately 700 to 800 acres, according to an early rough estimate from Incident Commander Dick Terry at 8:25 a.m. MDT on June 23. Mr. Terry had just finished a helicopter recon flight and said the biggest challenge today would be the “nasty winds”. They will have a more accurate size estimate after a GPS flight.
Evacuations ordered yesterday are still in effect for the small number of people that had to leave their homes.
One structure has burned, described by Mr. Terry as not just an outbuilding but a “good shop”.
Approximately 120 personnel and one Wyoming state helicopter are assigned.
I drove past this fire on I-90 Wednesday. It is the Douglas Fire 11 miles southwest of Sundance, Wyoming. It was reported at about 10 p.m. on Tuesday. It is listed at 300 acres, but was very active Wednesday afternoon.