The declarations for the Telegraph and Mescal wildfires will allow response efforts to contain the fires to receive $400,000 in state funding, officials said.
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The Mescal Fire has burned more than 70,066 acres as of Wednesday morning, and firefighters are increasing containment of the blaze, according to InciWeb, a wildfire tracking website operated by the U.S. Forest Service.
The fire has grown by 17,266 acres since Monday, according to the Mescal Fire information page. It burned southeast of the San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation near Globe and was 23% contained as of Wednesday morning.
Fire officials noted, overall, activity on the Mescal Fire continues to decline, but crews and engines are ready to respond to any new fires or spot fires caused by weather, according to a fire update for Wednesday.
By Brendan LaChance on April 12, 2021
The Mullen Fire has created a thick haze in Cheyenne on Sept. 26, 2020. (John Roedel, Cap City News)
CASPER, Wyo. 15 “extreme weather events” from 2010-2020 cost Wyoming “up to $5 billion in damages,” the White House said in an information sheet released on Monday.
President Joe Biden’s administration is highlighting what they see as the need to invest in infrastructure improvements across the country as part of the proposed “American Jobs Plan.” The White House released information sheets on problems in each state which the proposed $2.3 trillion infrastructure package would aim to address, including for Wyoming.