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House Republican’s Family Homestead Destroyed By Wildfire
A devastating wildfire destroyed the childhood home of Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY).
“A 25,000-acre wildfire raging through the Haystack Hills of eastern Wyoming burned Harriet Hageman’s family homestead,” Cowboy State Daily reports.
“It’s been pretty devastating,” Hageman told the outlet.
Officials ordered evacuations on Friday.
A 25,000-acre wildfire raging through the Haystack Hills of eastern Wyoming burned Harriet Hageman’s family homestead. She fought back tears talking about the “devastating” fire. Meanwhile, more evacuations were ordered late Friday.https://t.co/iVRZKe2i1W
— Cowboy State Daily (@daily_cowboy) August 3, 2024
Cowboy State Daily reports:
U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, was teary-eyed and fought back her emotions talking about her family’s loss this week of her childhood home, which went up in flames when Wyoming’s largest wildfire roared through the Haystack Range.
The Hageman homestead, a rustic cabin-like structure with plastered walls and built into the side of a hill near McGinnis Pass, Wyoming, was destroyed by an uncontained wildfire in rough terrain littered with huge granite boulders and tinder fueled with juniper pinions woodland and sagebrush.
According to Fox News, the the wildfire has “burned over 28,000 acres of land in eastern Wyoming since last week.”
“It is heartbreaking to see the devastation the Pleasant Valley Fire is causing throughout southeast Wyoming. I am praying for the firefighters who are working around the clock, as well as the families, communities and businesses being impacted,” Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) said.
“My heart is especially heavy for my dear friend @RepHageman and the entire Hageman family whose roots are deeply ingrained throughout the impacted area. If you are in the area of a fire, please follow evacuation guidelines to keep you and your family safe,” she added.
My heart is especially heavy for my dear friend @RepHageman and the entire Hageman family whose roots are deeply ingrained throughout the impacted area.
If you are in the area of a fire, please follow evacuation guidelines to keep you and your family safe.
— Senator Cynthia Lummis (@SenLummis) August 3, 2024
Firefighters Battle Flames, Rattlesnakes
The Pleasant Valley Fire has consumed more than 28,000 acres in Goshen & Platte counties in eastern Wyoming. Firefighters are furiously battling flames, heat and rattlesnakes, but the fire remains 0% contained.https://t.co/Dq4TJ02NqR
— Cowboy State Daily (@daily_cowboy) August 1, 2024
Per Fox News:
The Haystacks Fire, which was initially contained Monday, reignited a day later and scorched the Haystack Range and the area north of Ft. Laramie, Goshen County Emergency Management said Wednesday.
Hageman told Cowboy State Daily on Saturday that the old family home in the Haystacks, in which she lived until she was age 7, was over 100 years old and “very special” to her family.
“That’s where we were all raised,” Hageman told the outlet. “It burned.”
Hageman added: “It’s been pretty devastating.”
Hageman’s brother, Hugh Hageman, told Cowboy State Daily there was nothing left of his family’s homestead, where he and his five siblings grew up in the two-bedroom home.
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