Firefighters were able to get the Sheep Herder Hill Fire near Casper 100 percent contained by Sunday with the help of cooler temperatures.
The fire has currently burned about 15,556 acres since it began Sept. 9.
As of Sunday, there were 246 firefighters working to get the fire under control, down from 350 on Friday, according to the Incident Web System.
The fire was cause for several road closures including Casper Mountain, Hat 6 and Circle Drive/Coal Mountain roads, and more than 750 structures were damaged by fire, according to the Incident Web System.
Thirty-six of the destroyed structures were private homes and cabins on Casper Mountain, the Associated Press reported.
Monday, the Natrona County Emergency Management Agency lifted evacuation orders for most of the residents who were affected by the fire.
The fire’s cause is still under investigation.
In addition to the Sheep Herder Hill Fire, the Elk Horn Fire was reported two miles away from Sheep Herder Hill on Sept. 10, but has also now been contained, according to the Incident Web System.
The Horsethief Canyon wildfire, which started Sept. 8 near Jackson, is still active and is only 57 percent contained. It has burned 3,373 acres. After the winds shifted to blowing from the north, crews were able to keep the fire from affecting Jackson. The fire still is being fueled by dry sage, grass, and trees, but is expected to be contained by Thursday, according to the Incident Information System.
These fires are a just few of the several fires that Wyoming suffered over the summer.
One of the worst was the Arapaho fire in Medicine Bow National Forest. The fire burned 98,115 acres and burned from June 27 to Aug. 23, according to the Incident Web System.
Other large fires that affected Wyoming included the Fontenelle Fire, which burned more than 64,000 acres and is contained now ahead of the estimated containment date of Nov. 1, according to the Incident Web System.
Wyoming also felt the effects of the High Park Fire, which burned near Fort Collins for nearly a month. The High Park Fire was started by lightning and burned 87,284 acres. Smoke from the fire could be seen from Laramie and Cheyenne for weeks after the fire began. It was eventually contained in July, according to the Incident Web System.
