CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Gusty winds are complicating firefighters’ efforts to get ahead of a wildfire burning toward cabins and an important water supply reservoir in southeastern Wyoming.
The fire has burned at least 21 square miles of heavily forested, rugged terrain in Medicine Bow National Forest.
Winds Monday gusted up to 17 mph as flames spread within a couple miles of Rob Roy Reservoir.
The reservoir is among a handful linked by pipelines that supply water to Cheyenne.
The fire is also spreading toward Keystone, an enclave of cabins on private holdings surrounded by national forest lands.