Squirrel Creek Fire

The year was 2012. The fire began on June 30, it was contained on July 9th and was officially called "out" in mid-December. By the time it was all said and done, the Squirrel Creek Fire had burned nearly 11,000 acres of land approximately 30 miles southwest of Laramie.

Laramie has given up on rescheduling last year's Fourth of July fireworks.

Fire officials say the nearly 17-square-mile Squirrel Creek Fire about 30 miles southwest of Laramie was human-caused.

Evacuation notices in the Squirrel Creek Fire expanded Wednesday afternoon. Here's the latest from InciWeb:

Officials from a variety of departments answered questions about the Squirrel Creek Fire Tuesday night.

Albany County Sheriff Dave O'Malley has confirmed that a wildfire that is believed to have started in the Squirrel Creek drainage on Saturday has reached a burn area of 7000 acres and has consumed some structures.  The number of type of structures is unknown at this time...