JACKSON, Wyo. — Cooler temps yesterday helped aid firefighters in their battle with a couple of smaller local wildland fires.
“Shoal Creek Fire is looking good today,” said Bridger-Teton NF reps. “Some smoldering in pockets of timber on the interior but no new fire growth overnight.”
The Shoal Creek Fire is estimated at 25-30 acres. There are no closures in place associated with the incident.
Teton Interagency Fire, Sublette County Unified Fire, and the Pioneer Peak Interagency Hotshot Crew will perform mop up operations and finish securing fire line for Tuesday.
The cause of the fire is officially still under investigation, but a spokesperson from Lower Valley Energy confirmed a tree fell on a powerline during the windstorm Sunday as reported by some eyewitnesses.
The Smoky Hollow Fire, located approximately six miles southwest of Wilson, just above the Mosquito Creek drainage, was also quieted by Monday’s cold front.
Firefighters are employing mop-up tactics that are favorable for wilderness areas and utilizing a technique called “bone piling” where the remaining burning fuels are piled and allowed to burn down completely instead of leaving evidence of partially cut, burnt logs that can scar the area.
Caribou Targhee National Forest has its own 20-person Centennial crew on the blaze along with a 15-person Interagency Fire Module including Engine 441 from the Bridger-Teton National Forest.
