Bighorn Fire grows to 118,897 acres, is 75 percent contained

According to the latest information from Southwest Area Type 2 Incident Management Team 4, the Bighorn Fire is burning at 118,897, and containment is now at 75%.

There are now less than 500 fire personnel working to contain the fire.

PASSED SINCE THE BIGHORN FIRESTARTED BURNING.

TODAY -- THEFIRE IS NOW 75 PERCENTCONTAINED.

AND THE TEAMBATTLING IT -- HAS SWITCHEDFROM A TYPE ONE TEAM -- TO ATYPE TWO.

HERE'S WHAT THATMEANS -- THERE ARE 16 TEAMSTHAT ARE TYPE ONE TEAMSNATIONALLY, AND THESE ARE THETEAMS THAT HAVE A SIGNIFICANTAMOUNT OF TRAINING ANDEXPERIENCE THE TYPE TWO TEAMSALSO DO HAVE THAT THE TYPE ONETEAMS THEY'LL COME WITH ALARGE COMPLEMENT OF PEOPLE,ESSENTIALLY HAVE A FAIRLY BIGCHECKBOOK AND THEY CAN WRITETHE NECESSARY AMOUNT SO IF WEHAVE TO ORDER AND CRUISE ANDHELICOPTERS AND THE VERYEXPENSIVE EQUIPMENT, WE CAN