09/27, PM - The 9-acre fire was declared out this afternoon. The fire will no longer be staffed or monitored. Irish Canyon Road is open. No further updates will be posted here.
09/27, AM - Firefighters remained on the Irish Fire overnight and will monitor the fire today, mopping up any remaining hot spots today. They plan to leave the 100-percent contained fire this afternoon.
This small fire was human caused and was fully suppressed with the support of local fire engine 441. The small fire was less than .10 acre, located on the north facing aspect of Randolph Mountain and north of the Buffalo Valley Road on the Blackrock Ranger District.
The Teton interagency area is in fire restrictions and over the next several days the weather is expected to be warm, dry and windy, please be very careful out there.
The Corral Fire started on Sept. 17 but was not found until today Sept. 20. The fire had been smoldering and creeping in duff and litter, so was difficult to locate. Winds and warmer temperatures led to more active fire behavior in heavy timber and made easier to detect from 35HX helicopter. E411 with 4 firefighters were able to assist via UTV and take suppression action. The fire was located between Dry Creek and Trail Fork of Cottonwood Creek on the Greys River Ranger District was less than a tenth of an acre. The Corral Fire has been called out.
The Flat Fire was discovered as 35HX helicopter was responding to another smoke report in the Cottonwood Creek area, that fire was not located. Helitak personnel and 4 West Yellowstone Smoke Jumpers took full suppression. The fire was located West of Wyoming Peak in the Flat Creek area of Greys River drainage.
This fire was discovered by the Teton Interagency helicopter. The fire is located near Ramshorn Peak along the ridgeline. Burning in grass and dead and down fuel. Helitack firefighters are suppressing the fire. Cause of the fire is suspected to be an abandoned warming fire.
Firefighters worked to contain the fire and are working to remove fuel and cool the interior of the fire.
10/10 - Significant amounts of snow have fallen on the fire and it has been declared out.
This fire is approximately 13 miles east of Afton, WY.
As incident complexity has decreased and containment increased, the Type 2 incident management team—Great Basin Team 3—transferred command of the fire to a local Type 4 organization as of Sunday, September 30, at 6 a.m.
Fire has been turned over to Type 4 Incident Management. Mop-up and suppression repair efforts continue.
Link to Incident on www.inciweb.com
This fire is approximately 4 miles west of the Sherman Creek Guard Station and 2 miles to the north of Horse Creek Road. Fire behavior is smoldering with some torching in a mix of grass, brush, timber, and slash. Firefighters from the Big Piney and Pinedale Ranger Districts are currently taking full suppression actions on the fire.
