The incident management team running the Sheep Herder Hill Fire 5 miles southeast of Casper, Wyoming, while emphasizing that many structures have been saved, announced that 36 residences and 16 outbuildings are confirmed as destroyed. The team is calling the 15,416-acre fire 50 percent contained.
Some evacuations have been lifted, but they are still in effect for approximately 150 homes, with another 750 on advisory alert.
Assigned to the fire are 354 personnel, six hand crews, 4 helicopters, and 2 single engine air tankers.
