The acreage burned remains the same, 72,998, Monday morning. The change comes in containment: Big Horn National Forest said the fire is 10% contained and 680 people are attacking the blaze.
Like on Sunday, the Sheridan County Sheriff will be allowing owners of cabins along Red Grade Road to access the area until 5:00 p.m. Owners wishing to access property must check in with authorities with ID and note no trailers or heavy equipment will be allowed past the closure.
Big Horn National Forest Supervisor Andrew Johnson said at the community meeting on Sunday evening that in the last 100 years in the forest, the largest fire they had seen was roughly 18,000 acres and took a month to grow to that size.
