A devastating wildfire has ravaged the childhood residence of U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyo., as officials report that over 28,000 acres in eastern Wyoming have been scorched since last week.
The Haystacks Fire, which was initially under control on Monday, reignited the following day, affecting the Haystack Range and the region north of Ft. Laramie, according to Goshen County Emergency Management on Wednesday.
Hageman shared with Cowboy State Daily on Saturday that the historic family home in the Haystacks, where she lived until the age of seven, was over a century old and held great significance for her family.
“That’s where we all grew up,” Hageman expressed to the outlet. “It has burned.”
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County officials reported that the fire has affected approximately 28,000 acres in eastern Wyoming since Tuesday.
(Wyoming State Forestry Division)
Hageman remarked, “It’s been incredibly devastating.”
Hageman noted that the home was over a century old.
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Hageman’s brother, Hugh Hageman, spoke to Cowboy State Daily and said there was nothing remaining of their family’s homestead, where he and his five siblings grew up in a modest two-bedroom house.
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“It has completely burned down. There’s absolutely nothing left,” he remarked. “It’s quite sad. It was a place we all cherished revisiting. It was already in poor condition before the fire. No one had lived there since the early 1970s.”
In response to the fires, helicopters and heavy tankers were dispatched, with the infernos expanding to approximately 47 square miles by Wednesday morning, according to Gov. Mark Gordon. Goshen County Emergency Management indicated on Wednesday that 28,000 acres had been lost.
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On Friday, the fires prompted evacuations in Hartville, affecting around 65 residents, as shifting winds altered the fire’s path.
