The Dollar Lake Fire is currently at 19,408 acres and 56% containment.
Wyoming Type 3 Team 2 would like to thank our partners, cooperators, and the community for welcoming the team and the support provided throughout the incident. Team 2 will transfer command of the fire this evening at 8 p.m. to Wyoming Type 3 Team 4.
Firefighters made progress yesterday adding containment throughout Division Oscar. Today, fire crews and equipment will continue constructing fuel breaks behind the outfitter camp area as well as removing hazard trees along Forest Service Road 680. Crews on the southwestern, western, and northern portions of the fire continue to patrol and mop up, as necessary. The Wilderness Group continues to work between the Green River Lakes, assessing fuel conditions and any new fire growth. The structure protection group will hold, improve, and test the defense systems that are in place within the Bible Camp area. The structure group will assist local resources with initial attack in the event of a new incident.
WEATHER
Light rain showers early in the day today should clear late morning. As cloud cover clears, strong daytime heating will allow for cumulus buildups to occur quickly and potentially over the fire area. These cumulus buildups may develop into strong thunderstorms with lightning, small hail, heavy rain, and strong outflow winds of 30 to 45 mph. Additional rain and thunderstorms are expected on Friday, most likely in the afternoon and evening with general winds shifting from southwest in the morning to west by nighttime hours.
EVACUATIONS
Per the Sublette County Sheriff’s Office, everything south of the forest boundary (end of State Highway 352) to Black Butte Road has now been returned to the “Ready” state. Red Cliff Bible Camp and north of Union Pass Road (FS RD 660) remains in “Go.”
For more information see: U.S. Forest Service-Bridger-Teton National Forest
CLOSURES
The Bridger-Teton National Forest has issued a closure order for the Dollar Lake Fire area.
Beginning at the intersection of Union Pass Road (FS600) and the southern Forest boundary, the fire area follows the Union Pass Road to the north (keeping the Union Pass Road open) to the intersection with the Green River Lakes Road (650). From there, the fire area encompasses the Forest east and south of the Green River to Green River Lakes. The eastern terminus of the closure includes both Green River Lakes and follows the Continental Divide Trail (CDT)/Highline Trail (7094) southeast to the intersection with the Clark Creek Trail (7185). The closure follows the Clark Creek Trail, which remains open, to the intersection with the New Fork/Porcupine Trail (7137). From there, the closure continues south along the New Fork/Porcupine trail up to the Porcupine Ridge/Porcupine Pass area. It then continues to the west along the hydrological divide to the southern fork of the South Fork Gypsum Creek and down the drainage to the Forest Boundary, then west back to the Union Pass Road. The CDT/Highline Trail is also closed from the described area to the north until it intersects with the Union Pass Road. Gypsum Creek Road from the Forest boundary north and the network of roads branching off it are in the closure area and not open to the public.
For closure information please go to: https://www.facebook.com/Bridger-TetonNF
And https://www.facebook.com/SubletteSheriff
SMOKE INFORMATION
Residents and visitors impacted by the smoke are encouraged to monitor local air quality conditions using the following suggested resources.
Real-time Air Conditions: https://map.purpleair.com
Air Quality Index and Map: https://www.airnow.gov/
Fire and Smoke Map: https://fire.airnow.gov/
FIRE RESTRICTIONS
Stage 1 Fire Restrictions are in effect for the Bridger-Teton National Forest. Fires are not permitted unless they are within a metal or concrete fire pit installed and maintained at a developed recreation site; liquid or gas fuel that can be turned off and no flammable materials within three feet; or a fully enclosed metal stove with a chimney and mesh screen spark arrestor.
For fire restriction information please go to: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r04/bridger-teton/alerts/stage-1-fire-restrictions