Roosevelt burned fairly hot in some areas.

SUBLETTE COUNTY, WYO – The final incident report for the Roosevelt Fire shows the blaze at 61,511 acres and 85% containment.

At one point there was more than a thousand working the fire as part of the Type 1 Incident Team attack. The incident has so far racked up $23.3 million in costs to suppress.

There are 124 personnel on the fire now. A total of 55 structures were lost. The three injuries reported included the two hunters who originally discovered the fire and another firefighter who suffered a medical condition unrelated to fire suppression efforts.

The Roosevelt Fire is human-caused, the result of an abandoned warming fire left unattended at mid-slope. No arrests have been made.

How to help with Roosevelt Fire recovery efforts

BAER Team has finished its assessment.

The Bondurant Community Club is partnering with the Pinedale Lions Club to collect and distribute donations for those affected by the fire.

There are several ways that you can donate monetarily:

Checks are the way to avoid any processing fees. They may be made out to the “Lions of Wyoming Foundation” with a memo stating “Roosevelt Fire” and mailed to:

Lions of Wyoming Foundation
224 Talon Ct. 
Cheyenne, WY 82009

Online at https://www.lionsofwyomingfoundation.org/donate.html and select the donate button for the Roosevelt Fire. There is also a GoFundMe account: https://www.gofundme.com/roosevelt-fire-disaster-recovery– (Attempts are still underway to find someone to match the equivalent of all fees.)

All funds will go into the same account with the Lions of Wyoming Foundation and tax donation letters will come from them. A committee of individuals from Bondurant, Pinedale and Jackson will review applications and award distributions from the fund. Applications will be available soon.

Things this money will be spent on:

  1. Covering under-insured and uninsured people for rebuilding, repairing, furniture and other fundamentals.
  2. Securing temporary housing for people that need it through the winter and through the recovery period.
  3. Generators and ancillary equipment and supplies to power homes until electric infrastructure can be restored to avoid further damage and enable people to live in their homes.
  4. Securing safe access to the community and to homes, including clearing debris from roads and people’s properties.

Pinedale Lions Club, contact Mindi Crabb (307) 231-0942