Teton Interagency Fire

Afternoon winds on August 25th woke the sleepy Wilson Canyon Fire after what appears to be a long period of smoldering fire behavior at the base of a large Douglas fir. The 4.7 acre fire was called into fire dispatch through forest visitors recreating in the canyon area. Local interagency firefighters from Jackson Hole Fire/EMS helped to support suppression efforts along with water bucket operations from Helicopter 35HX. The fire was called out -