The Flagstaff fire was detected with the help of Friends of the BT Bear Ambassadors and Blackrock support staff on the evening of 8/20 from the Four Mile area. With bucket support from interagency helicopter 35 HX, firefighters worked with bucket drops to completely suppress the single tree fire.
The interagency fire response area has received several lightning strikes over the past few days and any early detection help from visitors to public lands is helpful and appreciated.
The Bailey Fire is located in Bailey Creek, south of the Elbow on Snake River. Two personnel from Teton Interagency Helitack crew are on scene and will suppress the 1/10 acre fire. Estimated containment and control is 8/23/2022.
The Bailey Fire has been called out.
Engines from Sublette County Unified Fire assisted with initial attack of this fire.
Lightning ignited a cottonwood tree and nearby surface fuels on the west side of the Snake River. A wildland fire engine and crew responded and contained the fire at 0.1 acres. Afterward, nearly an inch of rain has fallen in the fire area, which will limit any continued fire activity.
A wildland engine and firefighters responded to a night-time report of fire engulfing a tree near Pilgrim Creek. A lightning strike had ignited an isolated Douglas fir and nearby duff and sagebrush. Firefighters stopped surface fire by digging a control line. Water from backpack pumps cooled the bark and middle limbs, reducing the risk of wind-driven embers igniting nearby fuels.
The next day, in daylight, firefighters drove the wildland engine closer and continued to cool and wet the fire in the limbs and bark, preventing further fire spread.
The Sherman Fire is located directly east of Strawberry Creek and is controlled at this time.
Fire located at the gate of the Granite Creek Hot Springs, Fire is currently under investigation. No closures, firefighters are on scene suppressing the fire.
The Flagg Fire was discovered in the Teton Wilderness, near Huckleberry Ridge at 3:00pm on Tuesday July 19, 2022. Resources are suppressing the fire estimated to be 1-acre in size. The cause was a lightning strike.
Resources on scene include 3 engines from Grand Teton NP & Bridger-Teton NF, plus the Teton Interagency Type 3 Helicopter. A load of Smokejumpers have been ordered from West Yellowstone, MT, as well as a Type 2 helicopter.
Smoke is visible from major roadways in the vicinity. There are no road or trail closures in the area.
This fire was discovered by Forest Service Law Enforcement as a bon fire in the early morning hours of July 17. Partiers in attendance were instructed to extinguish the fire but when the fire crew returned to the scene to check on the fire later that day, they found that the fire was still burning.
