Making sure it's out

With temperatures increasing through last week and reaching 102 degrees Saturday and Sunday, there is plenty of dry grass in the area. The Thermopolis Volunteer Fire Department responded to a small grass fire in town on the morning of July 4, but the department only saw a few small fires on the holiday. Though lightning strikes this past Monday ignited a few more blazes, heavy rainfall helped quench them. However, the department also had to respond to a fire about 2.5 miles southeast of Murphy Dome Oil Field Tuesday evening.