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 The Squaw-Murphy route (Forest Road #10001-Forest Trail #3183) closure has been rescinded and is now open for recreation.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.
Crews responded Tuesday afternoon to two reported fires along Hwy 89, south of the JH Airport Rd. Junction. Visitors reported seeing a trailer with mechanical issues driving south ignite two fires along the road shoulder. Initial actions taken by visitors with a fire extinguisher and water kept the fires from spreading until interagency fire resources could reach the scene.
The two fires, approx 100 yards apart, totaled less than a tenth of an acre.
The Spring Creek Fire was reported by Forest Service personnel and was located approximately 27 miles north of Kemmerer, WY in the Spring Creek drainage. Teton Interagency personnel, along with Engine 671, Engine 421, Teton Fire Module, Lincoln County's Brush 2 and Helicopter 35HX responded to this fire and found it to be 2/10 of an acre in size. The fire was creeping and smoldering in heavy dead/down timber. Containment lines were completed Thursday 19th, and kept at 2/10 of an acre. The fire was controlled Saturday 21st and called out Monday 23rd.
