Natural caused start from lightning strike.
The Cottonwood Creek Fire was discovered on Saturday, August 17, 2024, in the Sohare Creek area, northeast of Gunsight Pass and west of the Cottonwood Creek drainage (the fire is located approximately 6 miles southwest of the Fish Creek Fire). The lightning-caused Cottonwood Creek Fire is currently 7-acres in size burning in dead and down timber and younger mixed-conifer. Air attack operations, including 2 air tankers dropped retardant lines around the 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.
