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Indian Peak
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.
Colburn Creek
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)
Game Creek
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.
Curtis
A small, abandoned campfire without a fire ring was found smoldering in the upper Curtis Canyon area on the evening of July 5th. Many and most of the Jackson district camping areas are designated dispersed campsites, requiring campers to use identified numbered sites. For fire safety and protection, these areas require using existing metal fire rings when building a campfire. Building a new fire ring is not advised and may lead to a high cos$ when flames escape the fire ring.
Horse Creek
The Horse Creek Fire was declared out on 8/18
Gibbs
This fire was located off the Cliff Creek road. a camper was burning a downed green tree outside of the fire ring. The East Zone Engine 671 was called off of the Monument Ridge prescribed burn to help extinguish the fire.
Pickle Fire
Small fire burning on an east facing slope in the Pickle Pass area, adjacent to the Willow Creek. Fire cause is undetermined, looking at lightning maps, considering the heavy rain fall several days prior to the start, the cause may be a left-over warming fire.