Casper Mountain Fire: Tuesday updates

4:35 p.m. Tuesday A portion of the fire is burning on the north side of Casper Mountain, reports photographer Alan Rogers. The flames seem to be situated about halfway up the slope, more or less south of the country club, he said.

Jason Parks of Casper Fire-EMS said the northern spread is to be expected.

"It's all part of the process," he said, noting that there has not been significant movement throughout Tuesday.

4:30 p.m. Tuesday Aerial assets fighting the fire and based at the Casper/Natrona County International Airport are a DC-10, a BAe-146 four-engine jet, seven helicopters including two Wyoming National Guard UH-60 Blackhawks, four single-engine air tankers similar to crop-dusters and two twin-engine guide planes. All were active this afternoon.

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