Officials from the Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team Black and cooperators held a meeting at 7 p.m, at the Albany County Fairgrounds. Wednesday to brief Albany County residents on the Badger Creek Fire.
The Badger Creek Fire has burned 2,300 acres after it made a large, wind-driven run Monday in southern Albany County on the Medicine Bow National Forest and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency has authorized the use of federal funds to help with firefighting costs for the fire.
The Forest Service said that as of 9 p.m. Sunday, the fire was roughly estimated at 100 acres and there is no containment. On Sunday, efforts were focused on evacuation, public safety and fire assessment.
The commercial truck was traveling at a speed too fast for the steep grade of the roadway, and too fast for a vehicle that size. The rig reportedly weighed 140,000 pounds.
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Matthew Elliott's sister says in a Facebook post that Elliott went out hunting around 6:30 a.m. Friday and did not return. But he has now been found safe.