Teton Interagency Fire

Heavy lightning passing over the Flat Creek and Kelly areas are responsible for the Gros Ventre Slide fire located within the GV wilderness area. Crews accessed the fire after crossing the Gros Ventre River to determine the fire's jurisdiction to be on the BTNF, burning in heavy dead and down timber. Firefighters have been granted mechanical use to fully suppress the half acre fire.

Thank you to the neighbors living in Kelly for the intel and support in locating the fire. 

8/14 Firefighters continue to suppress and mop up the fire hauling water from the GV river. 

Lightning from storms over the area started the small fire located in upper Cow Creek drainage, in the Gros Ventre Wilderness. Crews hiked into the fire and requested a 72-gallon "blivit" of water to help support full suppression action on the fire. 

Firefighters continue mop up and monitor of this fire. 

A single tree fire on the ridgeline between the headwaters of Colburn Creek and south of Indian Peak. Fire is close to the Colburn fire and also located within the Palisades Wilderness Study area. Thank you to the locals within the Fall Creek area who helped to report the fire. Two engine operators along with two helitack from Teton Interagency fire will remain on scene and suppress the fire completely. 

Two fire fighters arrived on the small fire 7/27 and working to suppress the fire. Due to heavy dead and down timber on the north facing slope, they have quite a bit of work ahead of them. The fire does have fireline around the perimeter. 

Where is the smoke coming from? Fire and Smoke Map (airnow.gov)

Morning thunderstorms over the Jackson area started the small fire located on a steep southwest facing slope in the Game Creek area. Two mountain bikers in the area reported the fire to dispatch. 

The Teton Interagency fire helicopter has responded to the Rock Springs area, south of Teton Village and north of Phillips Ridge.  The very small fire is burning on an incredibly steep slope with standing dead trees and has a low spread potential. Fire managers are developing a safe response for the fire and more information will be upcoming shortly. 

7/28 UPDATE: Small fire continues to smolder in dead vegetation, no new growth and very minimal smoke was visible today.