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Multiple fires keep departments busy

Zimmerman fire burns nearly 4,000 acres

WORLAND – A series of local fires and smoke reports kept area firefighters busy this weekend, most notably on two fires south of Worland.

Bureau of Land Management Bighorn/Wind River District spokesperson Sarah Beckwith said that the 2,448-acre Potter Butte Fire south of Worland is now 100 percent contained, per the BLM at noon on Saturday. The fire affected 2,248 acres of private and public land....