Teton Interagency Fire

Teton Interagency Fire personnel, engine E631 and helicopter H35HX responded to a smoke report in the Corral Creek Lake area late afternoon, today, September 1st.  

The fire is creeping and smoldering, is 1/10 acre in size and cause of fire is undeterminded at this time. Fire personnel will take full suppression action starting with a containment line around the fire. 

The Corral Fire has been contained, controlled and called out.

Fire located at the gate of the Granite Creek Hot Springs, Fire is currently under investigation. No closures, firefighters are on scene suppressing the fire. 

This fire was discovered by Forest Service Law Enforcement as a bon fire in the early morning hours of July 17. Partiers in attendance were instructed to extinguish the fire but when the fire crew returned to the scene to check on the fire later that day, they found that the fire was still burning. 

Two careless campers left a campfire burning on the morning of July 9th without constructing a rock ring or taking fire prevention measures. Please remember to always use exsisting fire rings and always drown, stir and feel for heat before you leave your campfire.  

This fire is located approximately 1 mile southwest of the head of Middle Piney Lake along the Middle Piney hiking trail. Resources from Teton Interagency Helitack and Engine 671 took suppression action, including bucket work from Helicopter 6HE. The fire was controlled and declared out on 9/16. Cause of the fire is an abandoned warming fire.

Fire was in approved location but camper was pouring fuel on to the fire causing it to escape the ring.

On Friday afternoon county and federal firefighters responded to multiple 911 calls about a brush fire near the south boundary of Grand Teton NP along Highway 89.  Visitors initially doused the fires with water and ice until interagency wildland fire resources arrived on scene and extinguished the fires.  They appear to have been caused by a vehicle travelling northbound, throwing sparks along the road shoulder. 

Late on the evening of June 23rd visitor reported an illegal campfire on the shore of Bearpaw Lake.  Park volunteers doused the fire before dark and reported that it was still smoldering the litter and duff beneath the fire.  Interagency firefighters responded the following morning and mopped up and completely extinguished the smoldering heat.