The Elk Fire in Sheridan, Wyoming is still burning and is less than 30 percent contained. There has been some major damage to ag operations, but fire officials say they are not losing focus.
“Even though we have this good plan built out, we are not losing focus of what’s going on further to the south. So if this continues to move south, we are continuing to look at Big Horn and also possibly extending the line further to the south. So we might see that coming in the future. Right now we’re feeling pretty good, but we are definitely not losing focus on what’s further to the south,” said Chief Mike Reed.
The Elk Fire has been burning since September 27th. So far, it has burned around 80,000 acres.
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