Slash pile burning will be happening across the Bridger-Teton National Forest this week as conditions allow.
For for information about where piles are located in your area visit the Prescribed Burns page.
 

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Favorable weather conditions in place for hazardous fuels reduction work

Release Date: September 30, 2025
Contact Information: Mary Cernicek    307-739-5564    mary.cernicek@usda.gov

Western Wyo., September 30, 2025— The Bridger-Teton National Forest is planning prescribed pile burning fire operations this fall, pending all required approvals. We estimate this work to continue through November, 2025 as weather conditions allow. We use pile burning to help protect local communities, infrastructure and natural resources from wildfires.

Prescribed pile burning is planned various areas across the Bridger-Teton National Forest. Specific area notifications will be made before igniting the piles. 

Those areas may close to the public for several days for public safety. Watch for warning signs along roads near all prescribed fire areas before and during burns. 

Residents may experience smoke during the pile burning. Go to https://fire.airnow.gov/ to find more detailed information about air quality. When driving, slow down and turn on your headlights when you encounter smoke on the road.

We will evaluate weather conditions in the hours before a burn begins. If conditions warrant, scheduled prescribed fire activities may be canceled.

Stay informed about the scheduled prescribed fires through the forest website, social media channels, and InciWeb, the interagency incident information system. We will notify county emergency management officials when burning begins.  

Bridger-Teton National Forest Begin Pile Burning

The Bridger-Teton National Forest and Grand Teton National Park will be filling summer seasonal fire and fire support positions for the 2026 summer season starting October 15th through October 29, 2025. 

Bridger-Teton NF applicants; must apply to the module vacancy by selecting the specific Duty Station in USAjobs. You must have your completed application submitted by midnight EST (Eastern Standard Time) of the closing date of the vacancy. The Forest may be filling wildland fire positions, including: helitack, engines, fire module and fire cache. Housing may be available at some duty stations.

Please carefully read the 2026 Summer Seasonal Fire Position Outreach Notice for vacancy announcement information and new application instructions.

Position will ONLY be filled for each job announcement listed IF they are needed. These positions will be temporary, not to exceed 1039 hours unless granted an extension. All positions will be advertised on USAJOBS, www.usajobs.gov.

Important dates:

  • Open on USAjobs 10/15 – 10/29.
  • Certificates will be issued 12/9.   
  • Start dates for Phase 3 are Pay Periods 08-12 ONLY.  

 More more information about specific positions, reach out to the contact listed in the Outreach Notice.

Grand Teton NP applicants: These are the announcements to hire temporary (seasonal) Wildland Firefighters at the GS-3, 4 & 5 grades for Engine-601, Engine-301, and Teton Fire Module.

Engine 301, Engine 601, and Teton Fire Module -  Announcement Number NPSFAM-26-12808399-TEMP,  https://www.usajobs.ov/job/847187300

These announcements are shared with many other National Parks across the country. There are three duty stations listed for Grand Teton NP this year. This announcment will be used to fill all seasonal Wildland Firefighters in Grand Teton National Park. Choose Moose for Engine 301, Colter Bay for Engine 601, and Morna for the Teton Fire Module.

Tips for filling out your application with common application mistakes and additional information is found at https://www.firejobs.doi.gov/

This announcement closes on 10/29/2025. Please have your application submitted before this date to be considered for these positions.

 

2026 Summer Seasonal Fire Position Vacancies Open Now

October 23, 2025—Slash pile burning will begin on the Big Piney and Pinedale Ranger Districts of the Bridger-Teton National Forest now that weather conditions are becoming favorable. Firefighters will be implementing pile burning operations throughout both districts beginning Monday, Oct. 27 provided weather and fuel prescriptions are met.

Crews will focus on piles in the Monument Ridge Fuels Reduction project first. These piles are located near the town of Bondurant, WY south of Hwy 191 mainly in the Kilgore Creek/Upper Hoback and Clarks Draw locations. Other locations include Horse Creek, New Fork, and Big Sandy. Additional locations may be targeted at a later time.

Fuels reduction programs, which involve mechanical or hand thinning projects, remove trees to reduce forest density and improve forest health. Hand piles result from crews using chainsaws to thin the forest and then piling the unmarketable limbs, saplings, and brush.

Piles are only ignited when fuels managers are confident that the project can be undertaken safely and successfully. Snow cover, fuel moisture, precipitation, wind, temperature, and available firefighter staffing are all considered before beginning a pile burn.

No road or area closures will be scheduled and smoke will be visible for short periods of time.

Pile Burning to begin on the Big Piney and Pinedale Ranger Districts of the Bridger-Teton NF

Favorable weather conditions in place for hazardous fuels reduction work

Release Date: October 8, 2025
Contact Information: Mary Cernicek    307-739-5564    mary.cernicek@usda.gov

Afton, Wyo.,  October 8, 2025— The Bridger-Teton National Forest is planning prescribed fire operations this fall, pending the appropriate parameters are obtained. We estimate this work to continue through December 15th as weather conditions allow. We use prescribed fires to help reduce overgrown vegetation to help protect local communities, infrastructure and natural resources from wildfires.

Prescribed fires planned for the area include:

  • Lincoln County, FS RD 10167, Little Hornet and Labarge Creek. Comprised 54 acres of piles within the Labarge vegetation Restoration Project.
  • Lincoln County, FS RD 10066, Hams Fork Drainage and Big Springs. Comprised of miscellaneous piles within the Hams Fork Vegetation Restoration Project.
  • Lincoln County, HWY 89, Salt Pass. Comprised of 96 acres of piles within the Greys River Roadside Treatments.
  • Lincoln County, Alpine, WY. Comprised of 9 acres within the Alpine Hazardous Fuels Project.
  • Lincoln County, Star Valley, WY. Comprised of miscellaneous piles along the Cedar Creek Trail.
  • Lincoln County, FS RD 10005, Deadman Road. Comprised of miscellaneous piles along Deadman Road.
  • Lincoln County, Afton, WY. Comprised of 6000 acres of broadcast burns spread across 3 units. Between the Strawberry Creek Drainage and the Swift Creek Drainage. From 10,000-foot elevation to 6,000-foot elevation. Within the Star Valley Front Fuels Project.

Those areas may be closed to the public for several days for public safety. Watch for warning signs along roads near all prescribed fire areas before and during burns. You can check various hunt areas on the Wyoming Game and Fish Interactive map at https://wgfd.wyo.gov/Hunting/Hunt-Planner/elk-Hunting?res=R within the burn locations. Residents may experience smoke during the prescribed burns. For more detailed information about air quality, go to AirNow online or download the app. When driving, slow down and turn on your headlights when you encounter smoke on the road.

We will evaluate weather conditions in the hours before a burn begins. If conditions warrant, scheduled prescribed fire activities may be canceled.

Stay informed about the scheduled prescribed fires through the forest website, social media channels, and InciWeb, the interagency incident information system. We will notify county emergency management officials when burning begins.  

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Bridger-Teton National Forest begin prescribed fires in Lincoln County

As conditions become favorable, the Blackrock and Jackson Districts of the Bridger Teton plans to begin burning hand piles October and thru November 2025.  Several piles are within the Teton to Snake Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project area, which is adjacent to the community west of Jackson. Units run from Teton Pass/Phillips Bench and south to the Cottonwood work center, in the Snake River Corridor. Other project areas include miscellaneous piles within Granite Creek, Jack Pine summer homes, Goosewing Guard Station, Pacific Creek home area, Shadow Mountain, Spread Creek and piles along the Flagstaff road. No road or area closures will be scheduled and smoke will be visible for short periods of time. Patrol staff will return to the areas after ignitions. 

Pile Burning in Support of Defensible Space and Fuels Reduction Underway
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