CODY - Cooler temperatures and lighter winds Wednesday slowed a wildfire burning mostly in a wilderness area east of Yellowstone National Park.

Fire spokeswoman Laura McConnell said there were no reports of major activity associated with the Gunbarrel Fire on Wednesday. It was the first time in several days that conditions weren't hot and windy enough to warrant a red flag warning.

The fire was burning about six miles east of Yellowstone and 40 miles west of Cody. It had burned about 32,600 acres, or about 51 square miles, in the Shoshone National Forest.

Firefighters were concentrating on protecting lodges and cabins on the backside of the fire along U.S. Highway 14-16-20, which runs between Cody and Yellowstone's east entrance. They were allowing the fire to burn in wilderness areas north of the highway.

Several lodges and one cabin were evacuated Tuesday, and firefighters were looking to burn off potential fuels near those structures on Wednesday, McConnell said.

Elsewhere, the LeHardy fire northeast of Fishing Bridge in Yellowstone was 5 percent contained. The fire, which was started July 30 by a power line, has burned about 8,500 acres, or about 13 square miles. Fire managers were allowing the fire to burn in remote areas and keeping it away from park roads and buildings.

In western Wyoming, a fire burning old forest and bug-killed trees about 20 miles north of Pinedale was 33 percent contained. Firefighters were building defense lines on portions of the fire while allowing it to burn in wilderness areas of the Bridger-Teton National Forest.

The New Fork Lakes fire has burned about 13,800 acres, or about 22 square miles.

Meanwhile, a firefighter based in Great Falls was back on the fire lines Wednesday after a weekend run-in with a grizzly bear.

The bear was apparently fleeing the LeHardy fire in Yellowstone National Park when it roughed up Tony Allabastro on Sunday. He was treated for minor injuries at a clinic in the park and was assigned to light duties for the past couple of days.

Allabastro is a member of the Lewis and Clark Hot Shots, a crew based in Great Falls, Mont.