Crews capitalize on favorable weather to corral western Wyoming fire 

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PINEDALE—In the week since the Dollar Lake Fire was discovered near Green River Lakes on Aug. 21, the fast-moving wildland fire has consumed more than 13,450 acres of heavy timber 32 miles north of Pinedale.

The fire is burning in a dense mix of lodgepole pine, aspen and conifer forest, with dead and down trees that are receptive to isolated torching, according to officials. The dead and down 1,000-hour fuels produced active to extreme fire behavior, sustained crown runs and spotting with long-range spotting. Crews on scene have reported crown fires in the timber with “100-foot flame lengths” as the fire burns above the Green River Lake campground