“It was moments later that it became a ‘surround and drown’ situation. The fire spread so quickly without the aid of sprinkler systems,” Powell firefighter Sam Rodriguez, recalling his and fellow firefighter Scott Horton's entrance into a burning Bridger Hall back in 2004. Rodriguez and Horton soon had to beat a hasty retreat as smoke and flames raced down the hallway literally into their faces. Fearing that Colter Hall -- located just yards away from Bridger -- would be the next fiery victim, firefighters evacuated the building.Today (Monday) marks the fifth anniversary of the blaze. A look back in tomorrow's paper. At right, an unidentified Cody fireman mans the hose during the fire.
“Be aware of their concerns, but don’t let them pilot the ship!” Cody resident Bob Swander, cautioning the Bureau Land of Management against overvaluing the input of environmental groups as they craft a new Resource Management Plan for the Big Horn Basin. Check out a host of varying opinions on what the future of the Basin's public lands should look like below the fold.
"We think he made the right decision there," Deputy Park County Jim Davis, commenting on a Wyoming District Court judge's decision to leave Yellowstone's temporary winter use plans in place. We'll walk you through the latest development in the convoluted battle over snowmobiles in the park on the county page.
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