Elk Fire grows to 91,905 acres as some roads are reopened

As of Tuesday, Oct. 15, the Elk Fire encompassed a total of 91,905 acres of the Big Horn National Forest with 26% of the fire contained and portions of US Highways 14 and 14A reopened by the Wyoming Department of Transportation. The Rocky Mountain Area Complex Incident Management Team 3 [RMA-CIMT 3], which is overseeing the firefighting campaign, had allocated a total of 939 personnel to the operation, including 13 aircraft, 19 crews, 67 engines and 19 water tenders.