JACKSON, Wyo. — On Friday, July 12, Jackson Hole Fire/EMS responded to an early morning grass fire on West Gros Ventre Butte, located three miles west of Jackson on Highway 22.
The Teton County Sheriff’s Office dispatch received the 911 call at 1:13 a.m. on Friday.
According to Jackson Hole Fire/EMS, the on-duty Battalion Chief and engines from Station 6 (Moose-Wilson Road) and Station 2 (Wilson) arrived to find an active fire burning in grass and sagebrush, less than a tenth of an acre in size and within approximately 75 yards of a structure. Crews quickly extinguished the fire using hose lines and hand tools. The fire was determined most likely to be human caused.
“The fire serves as an important reminder that fire conditions are changing with ongoing hot and dry weather conditions,” Jackson Hole Fire/EMS said in the announcement.
The current fire danger in Grand Teton National Park, Bridger-Teton National Forest and the National Elk Refuge has been elevated to “high” as of Tuesday, July 9, according to Teton Interagency Fire.
Jackson Hole Fire/EMS reminds visitors and locals that when fire danger is high, fires start easily and spread at a fast rate, and even dead fuels can reignite easily from most causes.
