Teton Interagency Fire

Forest visitors in the Blackrock area detected this abandoned campfire while it was still in the smoldering phase on August 12th. The campfire was not completely extinguished and started to creep and burn into the roots of the adjacent fir trees. With the predicted red flag warnings and forecasted high wind speeds, this fire did have the potential to develop into a larger fire requiring more firefighter support, air resources, tax payers money and even threaten the Lodge located less than 1/4 mile away and to the east. This was the 171st campfire found on the forest this season.

Members of the public reported discovering an abandoned fire in the Bridger Wilderness area near Hobbs Lake earlier this week. They proceeded to scratch a containment line around the fire when it flared up. The fire was described to be approximately 6 feet by 6 feet in diameter burning in grass, duff, and small brush near a boulder between Hobbs lake and a smaller un-named lake.

The party recruited nearby campers to aid in the suppression effort. One of these individuals was a Bureau of Land Management wildland firefighter who helped direct the group.

A burning stump beside a campfire ring was reported by a wildlife brigade patrolling Signal Mountain Campground. The campfire was within the metal ring and cold, but an ember had likely spread from the fire and into the nearby stump, smoldering unseen until the stump warmed up later in the day.

On the evening of July 13th visitors reported an illegal bonfire just off the Signal Mt Rd.  Ranger contacted the visitors, provided education and initially suppressed the fire.  WY-GTP Engine-301 responded the following morning to mop-up the fire and rehabilitate the scene.

Personnel responded to this human caused fire in the Hiker-Biker loop of the Colter Bay campground on the evening of July 3rd.  

The Flat Creek 2 fire, located in the Flat Creek Drainage, 7 miles north of Jackson,  was reported to Teton Interagency Dispatch   Saturday afternoon June 27.  Two Interagency Helitack firefighters responded and controlled the tenth acre fire. 

The fire was determined to be human-caused, the result of an abandoned campfire. 

Illegal slash pile burning.

Just off the trail in the Wolf Creek drainage, a new fire has been found. The fire was left by a careless visitor to the area. It is not expectable to start a warming fire and assume the weather will take care of putting the fire out. Everybody who starts a fire must take the responsibility to put the fire out!  Use water, stir and feel the burning materials to make sure the fire is cold to the touch.                                  This small 30x30 fire was found smoldering on the morning of 9/27 and will be suppressed.

One of too many new fire starts in front of the Elk Hunting season. This very small warming fire was left to burn on the north fork of the Mosquito Creek drainage. Two engine operators hiked into the fire to suppress the smoldering debris. The fire will be called out before firefighters leave the area.

If anyone has information on any of the new fires found in the Teton Fire response area, please call the Forest Service at 307-739-5400.