Robinson Fire update

The Robinson Fire has grown to 697 acres  and is at a current containment of 18% 

Officials say the lightning-caused fire began June 8, and currently 291 personnel are battling the blaze.  

No evacuations, road closures, or area closures are currently in effect.

Public information officers have established information boards at multiple locations around the fire area, including Hazelton parking lot off of Highway 16 at Road 3; the intersection of Greub Road and Highway 196; and at the BLM and Forest Service offices in Buffalo.

On Sunday evening, firefighters initiated a strategic burn operation along the northwest perimeter of the fire. The objective of this burn is to remove heavy fuels in an area of steep, inaccessible terrain, reducing risk of fire escape in that area. If conditions are conducive, firefighters will continue with the burnout operation today. 

Maribeth Pecotte with the Robinson Fire Public Information Office gave Sheridan Media an update on Monday’s firefighting efforts. 

The number of acres reported was reduced due to aerial mapping. The percent containment was reduced from 25% to 18% due to incident movement, operational containment methods, and limited ground-truthing due to inaccessible terrain. 

Helicopters have been working the north and northeast sides of the fire again on Monday, dropping buckets of water over sources of heat inside Robinson Canyon, the most difficult terrain in the fire area.  

Local fire resources and interagency cooperators continue to support the Robinson Fire. Firefighters on the ground are making progress improving fire lines, as they scout for additional control opportunities in the very rough and rocky terrain. 

Crews hope to wrap up structure assessments in the areas of Billy Creek, Poison Creek, and Bull Creek, to plan how to protect those structures in case the fire expands in that direction. 

Approximately 80% of those structures have been assessed so far. No structures have been found to be damaged.