Tag Wildfire

During the recent Swinging Bridge fire south of Jackson, residents witnessed the slurry drops and aerobatics of what is called a S.E.A.T. plane or Single Engine Air Tanker. It is impressive to watch, but also very dangerous. Tuesday, one of…

Details were not immediately available regarding a wildland fire that broke out about 4:45 pm yesterday east of Pinedale near the Fayette Pole Creek Ranch. Units were deployed from Sublette County Unified Fire and Bridger-Teton National Forest. Smoke was clearly…

Bridger-Teton National Forest reports firefighters have made great progress keeping the Holmes Cave Fire on the Blackrock Ranger District within its footprint. The Holmes Cave Fire is located within the Teton Wilderness north of Togwotee Pass and is in a timbered…

Itchy and sore eyes have become commonplace in northwest Wyoming owing to the heavy smoke pouring into the area from the massive west-coast fires. A University of Wyoming Medicine ophthalmologist and cornea specialist is providing some advice of how best…

Seven wildland fire engines and three support vehicles with 27 firefighters have headed to the Echo Mountain Fire in western Oregon; including one engine from Jackson Hole Fire The States of Kansas, South Dakota and Wyoming each contributed one engine…