Crews make gains on Buckskin 2

Not only has containment of the Buckskin 2 Fire increased, it may not be as big as previously thought.

Fire manager were able to "ground truth" the fire — meaning compare information collected on the ground with infrared data — and now estimate the fire has burned roughly 242 acres. IPNF officials previously estimated the fire at 264 acres.

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