Covering the Tetons since 1965
Covering the Tetons since 1965
Another fire is burning on the Bridger-Teton National Forest. The Highline Fire’s location corresponds with a map of lightning strikes from a September 19th storm that passed over the Gros Ventre Wilderness. The 1/4-acre fire is burning south west of…
The cooler temperatures and increased moisture in the forecast this week is bringing relief for fire conditions in Teton County. So much so that the Teton County Board of County Commissioners and Jackson Hole Fire/EMS Chief Brady Hansen have decided…
Rainy weather Sunday afternoon gave firefighters a much-needed break on the Fishhawk fire just east of Yellowstone National Park. The fire, still of unknown cause, has remained at slightly more than 11-thousand acres. Chipping operations at the Boy Scout Camp…
While the rain over the weekend has lowered danger from fires, patrollers in the forest continue to find campfires that have not been completely extinguished, meaning that people are still leaving fires unattended in these hot, dry, windy conditions. In the…
The evacuation is lifted for residents in the Saddle Butte Subdivision, but firefighters remain on the butte as they continue ‘mop up’ the Saddle Butte Wildland Fire. Mop up is when firefighters extinguish or remove burning or burned material near…