Newcastle Field Office
| Contacts: | Beth Hermanson, Public Information Officer | |||
| (307) 746-2539 | ||||
| whoopupfireinfo@gmail.com |
Whoopup Fire Update No. 8
The former Barrel Fire, to the southeast is now considered a division of theWhoopup Fire. The fire in
that area grew towards the southwest last night. With todays predicted warmer and dryer weather, a
potential for additional spread is possible. Because of this, firemanagers are devoting additional ground
and air resources to that area. In the northern divisions of the fire, crews and engines continue to
monitor and improve firelines and provide structure protections.
A public fire informationmeeting will be held this evening at 5:00 p.m. in the Newcastle High School
auditorium, 111 Casper Ave. in Newcastle.
Statistics of the Whoopup Fire:
- Start date: July 17,2011 11:59 pm
- Location: 10 miles southeast of Newcastle, Wyoming
- Cause: Lightning
- Size: Estimated at 10,000 acres
- Percent Contained: 40%
- Cooperating and assisting agencies: Wyoming State Division of Forestry, Weston County
Sheriff, South Dakota Custer County Sheriff’s Department, Forest Service, Bureau of Land
Management Newcastle Field Office, National Park Service, State of South Dakota, State of
Wyoming, Weston City Fire Protection District, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and Fish andWildlife
Services. - The Incident Command Post is located at theWeston County Fairgrounds.
- The public information center is now open at theWeston County Fairgrounds. It is located
directly behind the grandstands in the black trailer. The information Center will be open from
0800am to 0900pm daily. The phone number forWhoopup Fire Information is 307.746.2539. - Updated information can be found at www.inciweb.org.
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.
Newcastle Field Office 1101 Washington Boulevard Newcastle, WY 82701-296