Teton County and the Town of Jackson are urging residents and visitors to do their parts to help prevent any accidental, human-caused wildfires – especially during these drought years.
Three recent fires, the Wildlife Museum Fire in 2019, the Saddle Butte Fire also in 2019, and the Swinging Bridge Fire in 2020, prompted evacuations and required significant firefighting resources to successfully manage.
Accidental human-caused wildfires are typically worse than those caused by natural agents because they often start along roads, trails, streams, or at campsites and dwellings that are on lower slopes or at the bottoms of hills and in valleys, and can quickly spread, fanned by updrafts naturally occurring in these locations.
The Jackson Hole Radio staff has been covering news in Teton County, WY since 1963. Our editorial team is committed to providing readers, and listeners, with first-hand accounts of everyday life in one of America's most beautiful towns.
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