STAR VALLEY, WYO – Firefighters made some progress on the Fire Trail Fire today.
Estimated acreage burned has been reduced to 30 acres from the previously reported 50 acres due to more accurate GPS mapping of the area. Containment is estimated at 18%.
Crews are still working on securing the flanks of the fire and taking care of hotspots outside the fireline.
About 70 personnel are assigned to the Fire Trail Fire. A Type 3 team is in place with IC Ron Steffens in charge. Two Type 3 helicopters, two 20-person hand crews, three Type 4 engines, and a Teton Fire Module (12-person crew) fought the fire today.
A closure of Forest Road 10001 and FT 3183 (Squaw-Murphy route) is still in place as is a nab on dispersed camping in the Squaw Creek area.
UPDATE (Aug. 14, 8:15pm):
A firefighter was injured this afternoon by a snag while working on the Fire Trail Fire in the Bridger-Teton National Forest. The firefighter was immobilized before crew-members moved him from the fire line to an identified helicopter landing spot. He was then transported from the helispot by Teton Interagency helicopter to Alpine Airport, where he was transferred by Air Idaho Rescue to Idaho Falls.
The patient was evaluated by medical staff at the hospital and was released this evening.
“The crews have done key work in suppressing the fire,” the Southern and Western Wyoming incident management team said in a Tuesday afternoon statement. “Our thoughts go out to the firefighter and we thank the crew and others for their help in transferring the patient to hospital care.”
