Teton Interagency Fire

E411, E631 and helicopter 35HX responded to a smoke report in the Little Fall Creek vicinity of the LaBarge Creek drainage August 26. This 1/10 acre fire is under a full suppression strategy and burning in a mixture of dead and down fuels. The helicopter will support resources on the ground with water drops from a bucket. Fire spread potential is moderate.

The Little Fall Creek Fire was called controlled, contained and out on July 27th. 

Mid day Friday several reports of smoke came in from the public in the area of the Potholes off the Teton Park Road in Grand Teton NP.  Resources responded and are currently suppressing the 0.2 acre Moran Fire located in a string of timber east of the highway.  An interagency engine crew and helicopter are supporting the management efforts.

8/12 strong work from two helitack crew members have this fire cold and dead out hours within initial attack. the fire was called out 1530 on 8/11

Spread Creek Fire is simply a spot fire located on a cut bank of Spread Creek on the Blackrock Ranger District. Two firefighters are on scene and suppressing the smoldering fire with support from local helicopter 35HX.

The Wallace fire is located south east of Moran Junction in the Wallace Draw area. First resources on the fire included two local helitack crew members with the support from bucket drop's with interagency helicopter 35 HX. Smokejumpers arrived a few hours later and will now oversee the suppression tactics on the 4 acre fire over the next few days. Smoke may be visible from the Moran area while the fire treats fuels in a mixture of aspen, sage and timber. The fire has a moderate spread potential with no closures or safety concerns at this time. 

8/13 Fire is 70 percent contained as crews continue to prepare the control line and check for spot fires. 

Teton Interagency firefighters are responding to a lightning stuck tree along the banks of Cottonwood Creek south of the Lupine Meadows trailhead area. The 0.1 acre fire was extinguished due to its proximity to the public and busy roads and trails in Grand Teton NP. The fire was called out on August 7.

This is one of several fires ignited after passage of a series of violent thunderstorms in the area over two days, August 5-6..

Lightning struck a clump of trees out front of the Buffalo Fork Ranger Station in Grand Teton NP on Friday morning August 6. The blast was enough to ignite the deep duff under the trees and throw limbs down on the ground.  A quick response from contractors working nearby snuffed the flames until interagency federal and Jackson Hole Fire/EMS responders where able to get on scene and fully extinguish the fire.

8/6-This is the second fire reported after a storm passing through the Jackson District area on 8/5. Similar to the Turpin fire, this fire is small, located in heavy timber, smoldering and creeping with low spread potential due to the moisture received during the storms. The fire will be staffed with local agency firefighters and will be under complete suppression fire response. 

Predicted thunderstorms on Thursday 8/5 have started a couple new fires in the north zone fire response area. The Turpin Fire is located near the Ditch Creek area of the Jackson Ranger District. Less than .10 acre in size and in heavy timber, the small fire is smoldering and creeping and has a low spread potential, Due to the national fire activity level, limited resources and dry fuel condition's all wildland fires are under a full suppression strategy with public and fire fighter safety as the highest priority.

Located at the headwaters of Little Granite Creek, this spotty fire fits within a 20 acre foot print. Primary fire growth is from embers flying from torching conifers and landing in adjacent timber islands. The furthest spot fire has been recorded one half mile from the main body of the fire. Resources remain on scene after 3 days and working diligently to suppress the fire.  Currently burning in a mixture of both aspen and mixed conifer, the fire has moderate spread potential.