Fish Wildfire under control

Thanks to the diligent work of local crews in the days after the blaze began, a little luck when it came to the weather and the arrival of a top-level management team, the worst of the Fish Wildfire had passed by the end of last week.

Though the border continued to creep outwards, and the fire continued to threaten a number of homes in the area, no structures were reported lost and no injuries were reported among the firefighting crews.

Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team (RMCIM) assumed command of the fire on Wednesday morning under Incident Commander Dan Dallas. Type 1 teams are...