Teton Interagency Fire

The Flat Fire was discovered as 35HX helicopter was responding to another smoke report in the Cottonwood Creek area, that fire was not located. Helitak personnel and 4 West Yellowstone Smoke Jumpers took full suppression. The fire was located West of Wyoming Peak in the Flat Creek area of Greys River drainage.

This fire is approximately 4 miles west of the Sherman Creek Guard Station and 2 miles to the north of Horse Creek Road. Fire behavior is smoldering with some torching in a mix of grass, brush, timber, and slash. Firefighters from the Big Piney and Pinedale Ranger Districts are currently taking full suppression actions on the fire.

10/11-  Satellite fire detection and heat monitoring apparatus have not picked up any activity in the area or with the fire's perimeter for over a week. Weather over the fire area has produced a mixture of rain and snow, limiting any new growth or activity on the Yellow Mountain Fire.  

10/5- No new reports for this fire as the cooler and moist weather has reduced the fires activity. Managers will continue to actively manage the fire until the fire is out.

This small fire was detected late in the evening as a tree torched along the ridge line and making the flames visible to homeowners living in along the Snake River in Teton County. Teton interagency helicopter flew the fire and found a small 1/4 acre fire burning within a stand of heavy mixed timber. Two West Yellowstone Smokejumpers are suppressing the fire and will hike off the fire after is has been contained and controlled. The fire is a lightning start from the storm passing over the area later this last week.

This lightning caused fire is burning approximately one mile north of the Beaver trailhead. Fire behavior is smoldering in grass and sage in an isolated stand of timber. Firefighters from the Big Piney and Pinedale Ranger Districts have hiked in to the fire and are taking suppression action at this time.

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 -

Lightning maps and fire cause of determination provided enough evidence for initial attack firefighters to establish the Tepee fire igniting on the morning of August 22nd after a lightning storm tracked over the Gros Ventre area of the Jackson District. Located 1 mile south and west of the main Gros Ventre road, the fire is under a full suppression strategy. The remaining two firefighters will hike off the fire on the afternoon of 25th, once the fire is in controlled status.

The Hams Fork Fire, 1 mile west (not 3-miles west as news release states) of the Hams Fork Campground, started by lightning on Thursday and was reported late Friday afternoon. The 3-acre fire was burning in mixed conifer, heavy dead and down timber.  

This lighting caused fire was reported by the Big Sandy lodge. It's located approximately a half mile north of the lodge. Three Sublette County engines responded along with the Big Piney Ranger District Engine 421. E-421 stayed the night and are continuing suppression efforts.