High Desert District
| Contacts: | Serena Baker, | |||
| 307-212-0197 |
BLM Fighting Seminoe Wildfire
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) High Desert District, in coordination with the U.S. Forest Service, Carbon County, Wyo., and the City of Rawlins, Wyo., is fighting the Seminoe wildfire approximately 30 miles northeast of Rawlins, Wyo.
The wildfire was first reported at 3 p.m. on July 21; the cause is under investigation. The fire is burning an estimated 650 acres of grass, sagebrush, and juniper and ponderosa pine on BLM and Bureau of Reclamation lands, roughly one mile north of the Seminoe Dam.
Resources on the wildfire include one Type III helicopter, air tankers, and six interagency crews. The Western Wyoming Type III Incident Management team will also be deployed to battle the blaze.
Outdoor recreationists utilizing the campgrounds and summer cabins near the Seminoe Dam west of the Miracle Mile area are urged to use caution or avoid the area entirely since fire behavior can change suddenly and fire spread is unpredictable if high winds develop.
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 Desert District 280 Hwy 191 N. Rock Springs, WY 82901