This single tree fire was discovered on Elk Island after an afternoon storm rolled through the area. The fire was contained and controlled on 8-14 and called out on 8-15. Crews were able to contain, control, and call the fire out by end of shift the same day.Įngine 631 and Helicopter 38 responded to a lightning strike smoke report in the White Pine Creek area of Grover Park. The fire was ignited by a lightning strike and burned in a small stand of trees. Engines from Big Piney and Pinedale Ranger Districts responded and called for assistance from the Forest Service helicopter. This fire was reported by a resident at Hoback Ranches on Tuesday afternoon. It was suppressed by an engine crew shortly after discovery. The fire was suppressed and called out within 48 hours.Īn unattended campfire spread into adjacent wildland fuels. Due to the influx of visitors to the area for the total solar eclipse, it is believed the fire was started illegally by campers viewing the event from a top the ridge line. The fire cause was difficult to determine and satellite lightning maps did not reflect any lightning in the area within the past 76 hours. The fire was suppressed with the support from Engine 441.Ībandoned campfire located along Fremont Lake.Ĭrews responded to a smoke report along Wolf Ridge via interagency helicopter 38HX. The fire was controlled and called out on 9/6.Ĭrews responded to a smoke report along Phillips Ridge on Teton Pass after the thunderstorm passed through the area. The fire was contained at ¾ of an acre and 12 fire personel performed full suppression with a Helicopter and 3 Engine Crews. It is the result of an abandoned/escaped campfire. This fire was discovered on 9/3 on the 023 and 011 trail intersection south of LaBarge Meadows. The fire was contained, controlled and called out the same day. Engine 631 responded to the fire and performed full suppression. It is the result of an escaped campfire and was smoldering in litter/duff adjacent to sub alpine fir. This fire was approximately 14 miles up the Smiths Fork drainage in a dispersed campsite and reported by forest personnel. The fire was contained, controlled and called out the same day 9/12. The fire was burning in duff/litter, adjacent to a Cedar timber stand and grew to less than a 1/10 of an acre. This fire was the result of someone building a campfire without a rock ring next to the main trail. This single tree fire was located on the Kemmerer Ranger District side of Mount Thompson north of Thompson Pass.Į-631 from Greys River Ranger District responded to a report of a abandoned escaped campfire in the Cedar Creek area near the town of Star Valley Ranch. The Thompson Peak Fire was one of multiple lightning caused fires reported after a lightning cell went through the area. This fire was a result from the passing thunderstorms on the 12th. Interagency Engine 4 responded to the fire and will continue full suppression on the small fire. This fire was approximately 2 miles up the Little Red Creek drainage burning in sub alpine fir. Fire personnel responded to this single tree fire the sameday as the Thompson Peak Fire. The Cottonwood Fire was approximately 1 mile northwest of Cottonwood Lake. Due to the steep slopes, low spread potential and incoming predicted weather forecasts, this fire is being monitored. Fire behavior and spread potential is low and the fire cause is undermined at this time. This single tree fire is located within the Palisades Study Area and adjacent to the Caribou Targhee National Forest boundary. This fire was located in the Horse Creek drainage near Blind Bull Lake. Full suppression was taken on the human caused Rowdy Creek Fire. This single tree fire is being monitored due to low spread potential and inclement weather, fire fighter safety is the number one objective.ģ8HX, Helitack fire personnel located an abandoned escaped campfire which had no rock ring and spread to 1/10 acre. The Trail Fork Fire is located approximately 1 mile northeast of Cottonwood Lake and east of the Cottonwood Fire. Both Sublette and Teton counties assisted with the effective and timely suppression response, helping to keep the acres at a minimum.įire located in the Wyoming Range west of Daniel, WY.įire located in the Wyoming Range west of Daniel, WY High winds howling thru the Hoback canyon caused a powerline to break and spark a small fire between the Bull Creek area and Cow Creek Ridgeline. The fire will be placed in monitor status and no ground resources will be deployed. Hunters reported a fire in the upper reaches of Horse Creek and it was confirmed with teton helitack.
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