CODY(AP) - Efforts to protect about a half-dozen lodges and some private cabins from a wildfire were paying off despite another day of dry, hot weather Saturday in northern Wyoming.

The structures are on the backside of the Gunbarrel fire along U.S. 14-16-20, which runs between Cody and Yellowstone National Park.

The highway remains open with pilot cars escorting vehicles in the vicinity of the fire.

Officials say no buildings had been lost as of mid-afternoon Saturday thanks to sprinklers, hoses and other efforts undertaken to protect the structures.

About 85 guests and employees were evacuated from two lodges on Friday, and officials say more evacuations could occur if conditions warrant.

The Gunbarrel fire has burned about 15,500 acres, or about 24 square miles. It is located about 40 miles west of Cody and north of the highway.

Winds are pushing the main fire northeast into the uninhabited wilderness and no efforts are being made to fight that portion of the fire, according to fire spokesman Carl Jungck.

"It's wilderness to the east and northeast of there and along the corridor down by the highway they are actively fighting the fire as it comes out of the steep terrain and into the terrain where the firefighters can do stuff," Jungck said.

The backside of the fire is moving slowly down the canyon where the highway follows the North Fork of the Shoshone River and where the lodges and cabins are located. Helicopters, sprinkler systems and fire trucks are being used to keep the fire away from the lodges and cabins.

Other fires are burning in the Bridger-Teton National Forest north of Pinedale and in Yellowstone.

The New Fork Lakes Fire about 19 miles north of Pinedale continued to burn into the Bridger Wilderness. The town and no structures were being threatened, but firefighters were actively trying to suppress it Saturday, according to forest spokeswoman Mary Cernicek.

The fire was estimated to have burned about 6,200 acres, or about 9.7 square miles, of old timber and bug-killed lodgepole pine. It was about 5 percent contained.

The fire was started Tuesday by an unattended campfire.

The 1,800-acre LeHardy Fire in Yellowstone was burning in a remote area north of Fishing Bridge and not affecting any tourist areas or roads.