JACKSON, Wyo. — Significant amounts of moisture arrived over the past week, helping to calm activity on the Fish Creek Fire, which has been burning in the Jackson Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest (BTNF) since mid-August. According to BTNF’s update on Monday, Sept. 15, the fire burns across 25,009 acres; its size has remained relatively steady since last week when it hit 24,904 acres after a period of rapid growth.
BTNF notes that the fire continues to burn, but that “minimal fire behavior is expected” as favorable weather continues.
“Creeping, smoldering and backing behavior of the fire will continue with an occasional single tree torching,” BTNF’s update said, adding, “This period is likely to bring significant chance of considerable wetting rainfall that should reduce fire activity.”
Closures in BTNF and the Shoshone National Forest have been updated as the fire evolves. See its new boundaries on InciWeb.
“Numerous hazards remain in the fire, for example, dead trees where roots could have been weakened by fire along with steep slopes that no longer have small vegetation holding soil in place,” the update said.
Crews continue to focus on the US26 corridor through Togwotee Pass along with structures in the Brooks Lake area. BTNF said personnel have been tidying up areas that had been disrupted by firefighting efforts.
“Crews have been successful in the suppression repair on Continental Divide Trail,” BTNF’s update said. “The firefighters have retrieved all the hoses and no longer necessary equipment from the fire area. Also, crews have been busy repairing some of the disturbance caused by suppression efforts minimizing potential soil erosion along Deception Road from Highway 26 to Brooks Lake Lodge campground.”
