High Plains District Office
| Contacts: | Cindy Wertz | |||
| 307-775-6014 |
Fire Burning near Casper
A wild fire is currently burning northeast of Casper, near Evansville.
The human-caused fire is approximately 3,020 acres with about 1,000 of those on public land, burning in grass and sage. The rest is mixed ownership with the state and private land.
The fire was initially reported at approximately 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 26. Initial attack was conducted by Natrona County, the Bureau of Land Management and various volunteer agencies.
No permanent structures have been damaged and there have been no injuries reported.
“The crews are getting a good handle on the fire and it soon will be contained. This has been a true muilti-agency effort ,” said
BLM Fire Management Officer Jay Esperance.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, recreational and other activities on BLM-managed land contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more than 600,000 American jobs. The Bureau is also one of a handful of agencies that collects more revenue than it spends. In FY 2012, nearly $5.7 billion will be generated on lands managed by the BLM, which operates on a $1.1 billion budget. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.
High Plains District Office 2987 Prospector Drive Casper, WY 82604