(Bridger-Teton National Forest) – The Fish Creek Fire in the Jackson Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest was first reported late yesterday, August 17, and has since grown to 900 acres as of Saturday night, according to fire.airnow.gov.
The fire is in a remote area of the North Fork Fish Creek Drainage, approximately 7 miles southwest of Togwotee Pass (between Dubois and Jackson), a post shared on the U.S. Forest Service-Bridger-Teton National Forest Facebook page states.
The fire has grown considerably today, with smoke now visible from Jackson, Moran, Dubois, Pinedale, and the Upper Green.
The WYDOT District 5 Facebook page informs that smoke was impacting visibility on US-26/287, at around 8 PM.
The fire was reportedly caused by lightning, and crews are currently suppressing the fire using a confine and point protection strategy.
There are also a number of other fires in the area, listed below with additional information provided by the U.S. Forest Service-Bridger-Teton National Forest Facebook page.
- The 7-acre Cottonwood Fire was discovered today, August 17, 2024, and is located in dead and down timber and younger mixed-conifer in the Sohare Creek area, northeast of Gunsight Pass and west of Cottonwood Creek drainage. Aerial resources responded to suppress the fire. Personnel will remain on scene overnight.Leeds Creek Fire
- The 780-acre Leeds Creek Fire is currently 70% contained and has received a significant amount of moisture over the last few days. Fire crews continue efforts to suppress the fire on the Pinedale Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest.
- Merna Butte Fire The 153-acre Merna Butte Fire is currently 50% contained and has received a significant amount of moisture over the last few days. Firefighters continue to work along the perimeter of the fire “mopping up,” which means they are finding hot spots in the burn and extinguishing them so that the fire remains contained in the existing footprint
The fire danger rating for the Bridger-Teton National Forest remains at “High,” which means that all fine dead fuels ignite readily, fires start easily from most causes, unattended brush and campfires are likely to escape, fires spread rapidly and short-distance spotting is common.
