Teton Interagency Fire

The Cottonwood Fire was detected late Monday May 31st as power bumps affected the Moose/Beaver Creek area.  A downed line was reported to Teton Dispatch on the bench above the Bar BC Ranch off of the River Road access.  WY-GTP E-301 responded and quickly suppressed the fire once the line had been de-energized.

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

Fire discovered near Fremont Lake on the Pinedale Ranger District. Firefighters were able to get the fire under control and out the next day.

This fire was discovered around 4:20 pm Sunday afternoon just north of Half Moon Lake along Sweeney Creek Trail. Sublette County Unified Fire, Sublette County Sheriffs office, Sublette County Emergency Management, along with engine crews from USFS, responded and assisted with the firefighting effort. Resources were able to contain the fire just after 7 pm. Crews will continue working towards full suppression.

E-631 from Greys River Ranger District responded to the West Fork Fire after helping support the Tuffield Fire that started the previous day. This fire is 1/10 of an acre and has been contained and controlled the same day. 

This fire was reported late afternoon on Friday by a forest visitor camping along the Cliff Creek Road. Helicopter Three Eight Hotel X-Ray launched out of Pinedale and delivered two firefighters to the vicinity and picked up an additional two from East Zone Engine Six Seven One.

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Another suspicious fire with no lightning in the area. The fire is located in a shade of timber, close to a ridgeline above 8000 feet in elevation. Very similar to many of the other new fire starts over the past 4 days.

Smoke was reported last night, 10/01, but resources were unable to locate until today. Fire is located 2 miles west of Greys River Road, just southeast of Virginia Peak.

Another smoke discovered which is one of 14 in the course of three days. Firefighters are suppressing.