Natural caused start from lightning strike.
West Zone Duty Officer and E631 responded to a smoke report in the Smiths Fork area near Crystal Lake late evening July 21st. Upon arriving found a single tree with flame, in comparison to a candle stick. On the morning of July 22nd, following up on the Poker Hollow Fire, located another fire. Resources have been ordered. The Poker Hollow Fire is approximately 2 acres and burning in a light timber in meadow, located west of Poker Hollow warming hut.
The second of two fires in the Pacific Creek drainage to date this season. A lightning detection flight found the small fire while flying the area after the thunderstorms from July 15. Tactics will include full suppression and minimum impact suppression tactics (MIST) as required for the Teton Wilderness Area.
The Pacific Creek fire is a lightning caused fire located along Pacific Creek within the Teton Wilderness of the Blackrock Ranger District. A local outfitter, horseback riding in the area, saw a small column of smoke and reported the fire. Firefighters determined the fire had a low spread potential and because the fire is located within the Teton Wilderness, will implement a suppression strategy by way of Minimum Impact Suppression Tactics (MIST).
Afternoon thunderstorms on July 5th, are responsible for two new lightning caused fires in the Hoback area of the Jackson Ranger District. The first is located on a north facing slope, burning in mixed brush and timber, west of Volunteer Fire Station 3. Two helitack have been delivered to the top of the ridge above the fire and suppressing the .01 acre fire described as having low spread potential.
On the evening of July 1, a member of the public reported a fire that resulted from lightning striking a tree along Pinyon Ridge in the Upper Green River area of the Pinedale Ranger District. This person began suppression efforts and then called it in.
First documented lightning caused fire of the 2021 fire season. The small fire was located on Munger Mountain. The fire was called into Teton Interagency Fire Dispatch Center by a visitor mountain biking in the area. 
Fire Behavior Photo
This fire was a result of a storm that passed over the area on 9/22. Resources were sent the next day and unable to locate. Reporting party provided a lat/long and fire crew was able to hike in to the lightning strike tree and small fire. All heat was gone due to precipitation in the form of hail/rain the night of the storm.
Helicopter 86G conducted a recon flight between Stewart Creek and Middle Creek in a followup to a smoke report from last night. The Stewart Creek Fire is 1/10 acre, fire personnel will staff overnight. Full Suppression action. Called out as of 9/23
Lightning caused fire, burning south of Bryan Flats on Beaver Mountain on the Jackson Ranger District. The fire is still quite small, burning in a single tree, brush and grassy fuels. Two interagency helitackers are suppressing the fire and hope to return to the helibase after putting out the fire completely later today 9/11.
