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cowboystatedaily.com > 03/09/2026 > wyoming-getaway-properties-hit-by-wildfire-insurance-spike

Wildfire Insurance Rates Soar For Wyoming Rural And Vacation Properties

4+ hour, 52+ min ago  (1040+ words) Insurance rates have soared for rural and vacation properties across Wyoming due to wildfire risk designations. "My insurance tripled from one year to the next just because they had changed the fire rating," Taft Love told Cowboy State Daily. The…...

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cowboystatedaily.com > 10/31/2025 > 7-months-after-semi-plows-through-house-and-workshop-upton-woman-in-insurance-hell

7 Months After Semi Plows Through House And Workshop, Upton Woman In Insurance Hell

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (697+ words) Nearly seven months after a semitrailer plowed through an Upton storage building and a rental home, the owner says she's trapped in insurance hell. "It's not fair," she said, while the buildings remain piles of cinder blocks, twisted metal and…...

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cowboystatedaily.com > 08/14/2025 > wildfire-east-of-thermopolis-explodes-to-15-000-acres-prompts-evacuation

Wildfire East Of Thermopolis Explodes To 15,000 Acres, Prompts Evacuation

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (492+ words) What was a small wildfire reported about 14 miles east of Thermopolis on Wednesday evening has exploded to an estimated more than 15,000 acres Thursday. The Red Canyon Fire has also prompted some evacuations. What's been named the Red Canyon Fire also…...

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cowboystatedaily.com > 07/09/2025 > lightning-not-only-a-wildfire-threat-it-also-kills-a-lot-of-cows-and-livestock

Lightning Not Only A Wildfire Threat, It Also Kills A Lot Of Cows And Livestock

7+ mon, 4+ week ago  (658+ words) Wyoming ranchers face many threats to the cattle and other livestock, but perhaps none more unpredictable and unmanageable than lightning. USDA data shows it also kills tens of thousands of livestock animals year. Evanston-area rancher Vance Broadbent said that when…...