| Incident Name |
Description |
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| Giraffe Creek Fire | The Giraffe Creek Fire, detected August 26, on the Caribou-Targhee National Forest, is approximately 3,400 acres, with 2,624 acres on the Caribou-Targhee NF and 776 acres on the Bridger-Teton NF. The lightning caused fire is located on the Idaho/Wyoming border 6 miles north of Geneva, ID between Elk Valley and Giraffe Creek. |
| Cliff Creek Fire | The Cliff Creek Fire, discovered 10/5 on the Big Piney Ranger District in Hoback Canyon, was contained, controlled and out at 70 acres. |
| Dry Island Fire | The Dry Island Fire started Saturday afternoon, Oct. 16 east of Bondurant on the Big Piney Ranger District. The fire started on private land and burned onto Forest Service land burning a total of 60 acres (38 acres private, 22 acres Forest Service). Resources responded from all Sublette County Fire departments as well as engines and a helicopter with crew from Teton Interagency. Fire managers stated that suppression operations went very smooth primarily due to the outstanding cooperation between interagency partners. |
Water Dog Fire |
This human caused fire is on the Big Piney Ranger District west of Water Dog Lakes. The Teton Interagency Helicopter and seven firefighters responded to the 1/3 acre fire Oct. 18. The fire was called out Oct. 19. |
| Cathedral Group Fire |
The Cathedral Group Fire, 46 acres, was declared out on 9/28. |
| Elk Fire | Teton Interagency firefighters responded to the Elk Fire on Elk Island in Jackson Lake early Aug. 27. A camper made the fire Aug. 26 and was camping near the NW tip of the island. Strong winds prompted him to move to a different location at 2 a.m., but he failed to properly extinguish his campfire before leaving the site. The fire was declared out 8/27. |
| Lunch Fire | The Lunch Fire, discovered 9/18, is located northwest of North Piney Lake on the Big Piney Ranger District and is under investigation, believed to be human caused. This fire is out. |
| Thompson Fire | Located in Snyder Basin on the Big Piney Ranger District, this 1/10 acre fire is under investigation, believed to be human caused. The fire was suppressed and declared out 9/18. |
| Fremont Fire | This fire, on the north end of Fremont Lake on the Pinedale Ranger District, is under investigation and believed to be human caused. The fire was suppressed 9/18. |
| Monument Fire |
Located on the Big Piney Ranger District, this lightning cause fire was detected by homeowners in the community of Bondurant after an electrical storm moved through the area. Located half a mile west of the small community, the Monument Fire is burning on a north facing slope in heavy timber. Firefighters commenced suppression actions after a short hike in and worked through the night to create a line around the fires perimeter. The fire is ¼ acre in size and smoke maybe visible from HWY 191. The fire has been declared out. Firefighters would like to express a "thank you" to the homeowners in the area for the baked goods and parking! |
| Irish Fire | On Sept.16, firefighters suppressed a 1/3rd-acre, lightning-ignited fire in Irish Canyon north of Muddy Lake, west of Big Sandy on the Pinedale Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest. |
| Pinyon Fire | Firefighters suppressed the 1/10th-acre Pinyon Fire near Pinyon Ridge and Fish Creek on the Bridger-Teton National Forest on Sept. 15. The fire was human-caused. Please make sure your campfires are cold to the touch before leaving them. |
| Fayette Fire | The Fayette fire was detected on Saturday, August 14, on the Pinedale Ranger District. The fire is 25 acres in size and located in very rocky terrain in the Bridger Wilderness Area. The fire was declared out 9/22. |
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Second Fire |
The Second Creek Fire was lightning caused and discovered on 7/22. It is 1/4 acre and burning in light fuels on the east face of Deadman Mountain on the Big Piney Ranger District. The fire was managed to help restore forest health and declared out 9/22. |
| Klondike Fire | This lightning caused fire on the Pinedale Ranger District is located on the west side of Klondike Hill between Tosi and Klondike Creeks. The fire was 1/4 acre and Fire Managers allowed the fire to benefit the landscape and wildlife, while meeting both protection considerations and resource objectives.The Klondike Fire was declared out August 31. |
| North Murphy Fire | This lightning caused fire ignited August 21. Located approximately 1 mile north of Murhpy Lake, on the Greys River Ranger District, the 3 acre fire was declared out August 31.This fire was being managed to benefit the landscape and wildlife, while meeting both protection considerations and resource objectives. |
| Rapid Fire | Detected August 25, this fire is located in the Bridger Wilderness on the Pinedale Ranger District east of Rapid Lake. The fire is less than 1/10 acre in size and was started when lightning struck a tree. The fire was declared out Aug. 27. |
| Telephone | The Telephone Fire was ignited August 3, when a lightning storm passed over the area. This fire was located approximately 0.3 miles west of Telephone Pass Trail. This fire was being managed by specialists for multiple objectives. This 1/10 acre fire was declared out August 24. |
| Lime Fire | The Lime Fire was ignited by lightning August 22 and is located on the Big Piney Ranger District south of Hoback Canyon. Suppression actions were taken on this 1/10 fire and it was declared out Aug. 24. |
| Sandy Marshal Fire | The Sandy Marshal Fire was discovered Aug. 22 on the Big Piney Ranger District at 1/10 acre. Suppression actions were taken and the fire declared out the same day. |
| Narrows Fire | The Narrows Fire was discovered August 22 near New Fork Lake on the Pinedale Ranger District at 1/10 acre. Suppression actions were taken and the fire was declared out Aug. 23. |
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Canyon Fire & McCain Fire |
The Canyon and McCain Fires are both located on the Greys River Ranger District. The fires were started when a lightning storm moved through the area August 16 and 17, 2010. The fires, less than an acre in size were suppressed. The Canyon Fire was declared out August 18 and MacCain Fire declared out August 20. |
| Grassy Fire | A park ranger extinguished an escaped campfire Aug. 11 in the Grassy Lake area. The makeshift fire had been built with no ring in between designated campsites. The fire then burned into an adjacent log. The fire was declared out Aug. 12. Campfires outside designated campfire rings inside campgrounds are not allowed in national parks. |
| Phillips Fire | Hikers discovered the Phillips Fire about two miles from the trailhead about 4:30 p.m. Aug. 11. The fire was at a backcountry camping site and had escaped its makeshift fire ring. The hikers stopped the spread of the fire, then contacted Teton Interagency Fire Dispatch. Engines 441 and 3 responded to the 1/10th-acre fire and declared it out at 8:30 p.m. Aug. 11. |
| Squaw Fire | This 1/2 acre lightning fire was discovered 8/10 and is approximately 1 mile east of Dutch Joe Guard Station on the Pinedale Ranger District. The fire was declared out 8/11. |
| Wallace Fire | This 1/10 acre lighting fire was discovered 8/9 and is in Wallace Draw, just east of the Grand Teton Park boundary and southwest of the Blackrock Ranger Station. The fire was declared out 8/11. |
| Snag Fire | This 1/10 acre lighting fire was discovered 8/9 on Monument Ridge on the Big Piney Ranger District. The fire was declared out 8/11. |
| Sour Moose Fire | This 1/2 acre lightning fire was discovered on 8/8 and is located in the Sour Moose drainage near Bondurant on the Big Piney Ranger District. The fire was called out on 8/9. |
| Pilgrim Fire | Interagency firefighters in Grand Teton National Park responded Aug. 4 to a fire approximately 1/2 mile east of the junction of Pilgrim Creek Road and Highway 89/287. Three wildland engines, a water tender, and two helicopters worked to control the flanks of the Pilgrim Fire that was burning in grass, sage and light timber. Firefighters made good progress completing fireline and hose lays around the fire, which grew to 13 acres. On Aug. 5, the Cedar City Hot Shot crew, on loan from the Bull Fire, joined three engines and a water tender to continue suppression efforts. The fire was contained on Aug. 6 and declared out on Aug. 14. |
| Hornet Fire | Lightning ignited the fire on August 4. It is located in Little Hornet Creek of the LaBarge Creek drainage. The fire is 1/10 of an acre and has been called out 8/7. |
| Ski Fire | Firefighters responded to the lightning-caused Ski Fire on Aug. 3 near Glory Bowl. They suppressed the 1/10th acre fire and declared it out Aug. 4. |
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Deer Creek Fire |
The lightning-caused Deer Creek Fire was reported July 30 in the Greys River Drainage. Five firefighters responded and suppressed the 1/10-acre fire. It was called out August 3. |
| Half Moon Fire | The Half Moon Fire was discovered on Saturday July 31, on the Pinedale Ranger District, at 1/10 acre. The cause of the fire is under investigation. This fire was called out August 3. |
| Pinnacle Fire | The Pinnacle Fire is located on a ridgeline at the head of the Horse Creek and Little Granite drainages in the Gros Ventre wilderness. The 1/4 acre wildfire was declared out 8/6. |
| Stewart Fire | This lightning caused fire is 1 mile south of Alpine WY. on Stewart Mountain and less than 1/4 acre in size. Fire was called out on July 26. |
| Ridge Fire | A 1/10 of an acre lightning caused fire along the Absaroka ridge on the Kemmerer Ranger District. The fire was called out on July 26. |
| Lost Lake Fire | The lost lake fire was detected during an arial detection flight on July 22nd and is located just north of Lost Lake. This 1/4 acre lightning fire was declared out 7/24. |
| Kilgore and Upper Hoback Fires | The Kilgore and Upper Hoback fires were discovered 7/22 on the Big Piney Ranger District and were lightning caused. The Kilgore Fire is 1/2 acre and the Upper Hoback is 1/10 acre. Both fires were declared out 7/24. |
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Kozy Fire |
The Kozy fire is located in Hoback Canyon on the Big Piney Ranger District. The lightning caused fire started Wednesday, 7/21 and is 1/4 acre. The fire was called out Thursday night. The Little Hoback Fire, less than 1/10 acre, to the south was suppressed Wednesday night. |
| Coal Creek Fire | Located in the Coal Creek drainage of the Kemmerer Ranger District. Cause of fire was lighting from storms moving through the area. Fire size held at 41 acres and was controlled on July 27, and declared out on Aug. 8. |
| Cow and Granite Falls Fires | The Cow and Granite Falls fires where both small fires detected after a lightning bust pushed through the region. Both fires reported less than an acre in size and called out shortly after intial attack. |
| Beaver Fire | The Beaver fire is a lightning-caused fire located near the top of Beaver Mountain, six miles southeast of Hoback Junction. The 1/4 acre fire was discovered the evening of July 1st and currently smoldering in a small stringer of mixed conifer. The fire is located in an area identified by wildlife managers as critical bighorn sheep habitiat and will benefit from this fire. The fire was declared out on July 10. |
| Crystal Fire | The Crystal Fire is 487 acres and is primarily spreading to the northwest. The lightning caused fire is located in the Gros Ventre Wilderness, on the Jackson Ranger District, near the newly developed (2008) Crystal Slide and 1/2 mile from the Crystal Creek trail. Fire Managers are monitoring the fire and managing for multiple resource objectives including wildlife habitat improvement. There are no trail or area closures at this time. |
| West Jenny Fire | Small, lightning-caused fire, west of Jenny Lake in Grand Teton National Park, just off the south Jenny Lake Trail. Smoke from the fire was initially reported June 11, but the fire site was not located until June 15. A fire crew extinquished the fire June 16, due to its close proximity to the popular hiking trail. |
| Bobcat Fire | Interagency firefighters responded Aug. 7 to a report of smoke in the Teton Wilderness. The fire is located on Bobcat Ridge, one mile southwest of the Whetstone Creek Trail. The fire is currently 30 acres and burning in subalpine fir, adjacent to and just north of the 2003 Bobcat Fire. The fire activity is minimal but smoke may be visible on the ridgetop. |
| Gravel Fire | The Gravel Fire, located in the Teton Wilderness on the Buffalo Ranger District, is 1,059 acres and burning to the southeast into the 2000 Enos Fire. Fire managers will continue to monitor fire spread and are managing this fire for multiple objectives. |
| Bull Fire |
The total acres for the Bull Fire was 5,429 acres. The Bull Fire was located and sized up at 3 acres on the afternoon of July 23 after an aerial fire detection flight. The lightning caused fire is east of Hoback Junction in the Gros Ventre Wilderness located in the Bull Creek drainage. Because the fire is of benefit to the landscape and wildlife, resource managers managed the fire to ensure that both protection considerations and resource objectives had been met. |
| Willow Draw | This lightning caused fire was located on the Buffalo District of the Bridger Teton National Forest. The Fire was 12 acres in size and burned in mixed timber on a west facing slope 1/2 mile from the old Colter Bay Dump Road and the Park/Forest boundary. Fire was called out on 10/27. |
| Bunker Fire | This fire in the Gros Ventre Wilderness on the Jackson Ranger District 3 miles north of the Granite Creek trail head, was 176 acres burning in subalpine fir and mixed conifer fuels. The location of the fire was in very steep terrain. Fire managers managed this fire for firefighter safety and wilderness values. The Fire was called out 10/27 |
| Buffalo Fire | Five Teton Interagency firefighters responded Oct. 19 to the human-caused Buffalo Fire on the west side of Randolph Mountain, east of Moran. Firefighters suppressed the 1/10th-acre fire, and called it Oct. 20 |
| Randolph Fire | Teton Interagency firefighters responded to the .10 acre Randolph Fire Oct. 7 on the Buffalo Ranger District east of Moran. The fire grew to two acres before being declared out on Oct. 20 |