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Evacuation orders lifted on Bridger-Teton wildfire 

CHEYENNE (AP) — Fire officials hope to have full containment by Sunday on the largest wildfire in Wyoming this summer.

The fire in the Bridger-Teton National Forest has been burning since July 17 when it was started by lightning. It has burned about 49 square miles of timber, but firefighters have gained 84 percent containment.

Evacuation orders were being lifted Friday for the last several dozen...

 
 
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