Despite mix-up, grass fire under control

An unusual mix-up last week led to county firefighters tackling a grass fire that, technically, they hadn’t needed to respond to.

According to Crook County Fire, the report came in of a grass fire just before noon on July 23. Moorcroft Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to Shipwheel Road, around five miles southwest of town.

Firefighters determined upon arrival that additional resources would be needed to combat the fire.

Assistance soon arrived in the form of county units from Pine Haven, Carlile (Zone 16) and Sundance. Because the fire was located so close to the county line, a request...