CHEYENNE — Gov. Mark Gordon has issued an executive order declaring an emergency to support wildfire response to the Dollar Lake Fire in the Green River Lakes area in Sublette County. The declaration allows the state to access Wyoming National Guard resources, including a medevac helicopter, and directs the Wyoming Office of Homeland Security to take action to coordinate state and federal resources in response to the fires.

The Dollar Lake fire was reported at more than 11,000 acres as of Monday with 0% containment. A community meeting will take place Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the Sublette County Public Library, 155 S. Tyler Ave., Pinedale.

According to a report from Inciweb.wildfire.gov, which posts updates to wildfires occurring nationwide, the fire was active Sunday evening with two heads

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