Hunters reported a fire in the upper reaches of Horse Creek and it was confirmed with teton helitack. The fire will be placed in monitor status and no ground resources will be deployed.

High winds howling thru the Hoback canyon caused a powerline to break and spark a small fire between the Bull Creek area and Cow Creek Ridgeline. Both Sublette and Teton counties assisted with the effective and timely suppression response, helping to keep the acres at a minimum.

Fire located in the Wyoming Range west of Daniel, WY.

Fire located in the Wyoming Range west of Daniel, WY

The Trail Fork Fire is located approximately 1 mile northeast of Cottonwood Lake and east of the Cottonwood Fire. This single tree fire is being monitored due to low spread potential and inclement weather, fire fighter safety is the number one objective.

38HX, Helitack fire personnel located an abandoned escaped campfire which had no rock ring and spread to 1/10 acre. Full suppression was taken on the human caused Rowdy Creek Fire. This fire was located in the Horse Creek drainage near Blind Bull Lake.

This single tree fire is located within the Palisades Study Area and adjacent to the Caribou Targhee National Forest boundary. Fire behavior and spread potential is low and the fire cause is undermined at this time. Due to the steep slopes, low spread potential and incoming predicted weather forecasts, this fire is being monitored.

The Cottonwood Fire was approximately 1 mile northwest of Cottonwood Lake. Fire personnel responded to this single tree fire the sameday as the Thompson Peak Fire.

This fire was approximately 2 miles up the Little Red Creek drainage burning in sub alpine fir. Interagency Engine 4 responded to the fire and will continue full suppression on the small fire. This fire was a result from the passing thunderstorms on the 12th.

The Thompson Peak Fire was one of multiple lightning caused fires reported after a lightning cell went through the area. This single tree fire was located on the Kemmerer Ranger District side of Mount Thompson north of Thompson Pass.

E-631 from Greys River Ranger District responded to a report of a abandoned escaped campfire in the Cedar Creek area near the town of Star Valley Ranch. This fire was the result of someone building a campfire without a rock ring next to the main trail. The fire was burning in duff/litter, adjacent to a Cedar timber stand and grew to less than a 1/10 of an acre. The fire was contained, controlled and called out the same day 9/12.

This fire was approximately 14 miles up the Smiths Fork drainage in a dispersed campsite and reported by forest personnel. It is the result of an escaped campfire and was smoldering in litter/duff adjacent to sub alpine fir. Engine 631 responded to the fire and performed full suppression. The fire was contained, controlled and called out the same day.

This fire was discovered on 9/3 on the 023 and 011 trail intersection south of LaBarge Meadows. It is the result of an abandoned/escaped campfire. The fire was contained at ¾ of an acre and 12 fire personel performed full suppression with a Helicopter and 3 Engine Crews. The fire was controlled and called out on 9/6.

Crews responded to a smoke report along Phillips Ridge on Teton Pass after the thunderstorm passed through the area. The fire was suppressed with the support from Engine 441.

Abandoned campfire located along Fremont Lake.

Crews responded to a smoke report along Wolf Ridge via interagency helicopter 38HX. The fire cause was difficult to determine and satellite lightning maps did not reflect any lightning in the area within the past 76 hours. Due to the influx of visitors to the area for the total solar eclipse, it is believed the fire was started illegally by campers viewing the event from a top the ridge line.  The fire was suppressed and called out within 48 hours.

An unattended campfire spread into adjacent wildland fuels. It was suppressed by an engine crew shortly after discovery.

This fire was reported by a resident at Hoback Ranches on Tuesday afternoon. Engines from Big Piney and Pinedale Ranger Districts responded and called for assistance from the Forest Service helicopter. The fire was ignited by a lightning strike and burned in a small stand of trees. Crews were able to contain, control, and call the fire out by end of shift the same day.

Lightning tree photo

Engine 631 and Helicopter 38 responded to a lightning strike smoke report in the White Pine Creek area of Grover Park. The fire was contained and controlled on 8-14 and called out on 8-15.

This single tree fire was discovered on Elk Island after an afternoon storm rolled through the area. Interagency wildland firefighters from Engine 4, Engine 441 and Engine 301 arrived by boat, determined the cause of the fire and began full fire suppression tactics. Firefighters will return and determine the fire out after scouting the area and ensuring no heat remains within the small fire's perimeter.

The Pole Creek Fire is approximately 25-miles northwest of Kemmerer, WY. The fire is burning in an area with steep rugged terrain that includes a mix of grass, shrub, and timber with heavy dead and down and standing beetle-killed snags. Forest visitors are reminded to remain alert to both firefighters and engines working in the area. The Emergency Road Closure has been terminated for the Pole Creek Fire. For more information contact Kemmerer Ranger District at 307-828-5100. Those spending time near the fire area are advised to stay alert to changing conditions. Hunters are advised that portions of bear, antelope, deer, elk, and moose hunt areas in the southeast Kemmerer Ranger District fall within the Bridger-Teton National Forest area closure. For more information please visit https://wgfd.wyo.gov/ or call (307) 875-3223.

Pole Creek Road Closure Termination Order 04-03-575 (September 22, 2017)

This fire consisted of a single tree in Chambers Bay on Fremont Lake. Firefighters were shuttled by boat across the lake to initiate suppression actions. The public is reminded of the current high fire danger and the need to use extra caution with fire.

This fire was discovered by hikers along the Lakeside Trail on the southwest side of Green River Lakes smoldering at the base of a tree. After dumping water on the smoking stump, the hikers reported the fire and firefighters were dispatched to extinguish it. The exact cause is unknown but appeared to be from a small warming fire.

Afternoon thunderstorms rolling through the Teton area ignited this small wildfire located less than two miles from the Turpin trailhead area. Teton Interagency initial attack fire engine number four located the fire and began fire suppression tactics.  The fire was contained the same day and fire responders returned with a pump and hose to help support mop-up operations.