Afternoon winds on August 25th woke the sleepy Wilson Canyon Fire after what appears to be a long period of smoldering fire behavior at the base of a large Douglas fir. The 4.7 acre fire was called into fire dispatch through forest visitors recreating in the canyon area. Local interagency firefighters from Jackson Hole Fire/EMS helped to support suppression efforts along with water bucket operations from Helicopter 35HX. The fire was called out -
Lightning maps and fire cause of determination provided enough evidence for initial attack firefighters to establish the Tepee fire igniting on the morning of August 22nd after a lightning storm tracked over the Gros Ventre area of the Jackson District. Located 1 mile south and west of the main Gros Ventre road, the fire is under a full suppression strategy. The remaining two firefighters will hike off the fire on the afternoon of 25th, once the fire is in controlled status.
This fire was discovered by hikers and reported burning in the Bridger Wilderness alongside a trail. Firefighters hiked in and were able to suppress the fire by the following day. UPDATE: The cause is suspected to be from burning toilet paper (see photos). The area had not received recent lightning.
This fire is located 4 miles south of Alpine and approximately 1 mile west in the Squaw Creek drainage and is human caused. The fire is approximately 30 acres in size due to more accurate GPS mapping of the burned area. The Squaw-Murphy route (Forest Road #10001-Forest Trail #3183) closure has been rescinded and is now open for recreation. The Fire Trail Fire was declared out late afternoon on August 30, 2018.
The Hams Fork Fire, 1 mile west (not 3-miles west as news release states) of the Hams Fork Campground, started by lightning on Thursday and was reported late Friday afternoon. The 3-acre fire was burning in mixed conifer, heavy dead and down timber.
This lighting caused fire was reported by the Big Sandy lodge. It's located approximately a half mile north of the lodge. Three Sublette County engines responded along with the Big Piney Ranger District Engine 421. E-421 stayed the night and are continuing suppression efforts.
Lightning activity over the area on the evening of August 1st is responsible for the start of the Sage Fire burning in a single tree. Teton Interagency Fire Engine 441 responded to suppress the small fire and will be using the incident as a training platform for one of the engine crew members to support incident commander qualifications for future initial attack efforts.
A burning stump near the Hobble Creek Campground was found and extinguished by Forest personnel. This fire was the cause of a careless human. The fire danger rating is "High", which means all fine dead fuels ignite readily and fires start easily.
A smoke report from the public led 35HX helicopter to respond to a single tree snag in the Pine Creek drainage south of the Snake River. Lightning was the cause of this fire.
The Dallas Fork Fire was detected by a passenger plane coming into Jackson. The fire was called controlled on August 13th. Prevention patrols will return on August 23rd and called the fire out.
