Teton Interagency fire managers have elevated the fire danger rating to “high” for Grand Teton National Park, Bridger-Teton National Forest and the National Elk Refuge as of yesterday. The forecast is for continued warmer and drier weather.
Visitors should not be deceived by how green the landscape looks. It is the dead and down timber and fuels that are carrying fire right now that has prompted fire managers to elevate the fire danger rating. It is these fuels that allowed the spread of the recent Sandy Fire on Bridger-Teton National Forest in late June, and that type of fire behavior is expected to continue over the next several weeks.
Fire managers advise recreationists to use caution if choosing to build and maintain a campfire and should be limited only to areas where campfires are allowed. Fires should never be left unattended and must be completely extinguished before leaving. So far this year, there have been 29 illegal and abandoned campfires in the Teton Interagency Fire area.
Recreationists can be held liable for suppression costs if their campfire becomes a wildfire.
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