Covering the Tetons since 1965
Covering the Tetons since 1965
Firefighters over the weekend have been able to get a handle on wildfires that have sprang up around the region, including four sparked by lightning Friday night. Specifically, the Cottonwood 2 fire near Lupine meadows in Grand Teton National Park,…
Many residents and visitors in the region have been complaining about respiratory irritation from the smoke in the form of eye and throat irritation and in some cases difficulty breathing. Air quality has been going between moderate and high risk…
Lightning over the past 24 hours has started four new fires in the Teton Interagency Dispatch Area. All of those fires, so far have involved no more than 1/10 of an acre and are under active suppression. According to the…
Bridger-Teton National Forest, Grand Teton National Park and the National Elk Refuge recently received some monsoonal moisture, causing the fire danger to decrease to high However, Stage 1 fire restrictions remain in effect. According to the Forest Service, the area…
Two helicopters and local resources have been dispatched to a lightning-caused fire in the Little Granite Creek area of Bridger-Teton National Forest. Evan Guzik of Teton Interagency Fire says the report of the fire was made yesterday evening, and the…