Squirrel creek fire

The year was 2012. The fire began on June 30, it was contained on July 9th and was officially called "out" in mid-December. By the time it was all said and done, the Squirrel Creek Fire had burned nearly 11,000 acres of land approximately 30 miles southwest of Laramie.

Governor Matt Mead gave the keynote address at the 1st Annual Wyoming Broadband Summit in Cheyenne Tuesday. Governor Mead told the crowd that he sees a bright future for technology in Wyoming. State Forester Bill Crapser says hot, dry weather and increased dry lightning strikes this year are to blame for one of Wyoming's most destructive wildfire seasons on record. Doug Randall has that story. Cli

Officials say firefighters are gaining some control on a growing fire near Newcastle. A  plan for designing thousands of miles of energy corridors in 11 western states will be revamped under a settlement reached by federal land managers, environmental groups and one Colorado county Doug Randall reports. Click past the jump to listen to Wyoming Radio News.

The Squirrel Creek Fire south of Centennial has grown to 9,085 acres as of 8 pm July 3, according to the incident command. Containment stands at 12%, with crews successfully completing fireline around some of the fire perimeter.