SUBLETTE COUNTY, WYO – Both the Roosevelt and Marten fires are now under national management allowing for more resources to be available to firefighters.
Roosevelt Fire
The Bridger-Teton National Forest has ordered an Incident Management Type 2 Team to assume command of the Roosevelt Fire today. Great Basin Team 6 is battling the blaze until then. The Incident Management Team is comprised of individuals from several agencies working within the Great Basin (Idaho, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming).
This is a full-suppression fire by utilizing natural barriers, these barriers will aid in slowing the fire growth. In other areas that are safe to have firefighters working direct we will be using that tactic.
Resources to assist with suppressing the fire have been ordered. The Incident Command Post will be set up soon but until then the Fire Team will be working out of the Big Piney and Pinedale Ranger District offices.
There are currently 46 personnel assigned to the fire as the day began. One Type 3 light helicopter and four engines are also on-scene.
The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office has issued an Evacuation Order for Upper Hoback, Rolling Thunder, and Jim Bridger Estates.
Marten Fire
An Incident Management Type 2 team is also on the way for the Marten Fire. A Type 3 Team is on that fire today with about 51 personnel. Full suppression has been ordered. The estimated 100% containment date is November 1.
Fire personnel have been working to evacuate campers from the area and setting up a unified command. A closure order has been implemented for the fire that has now grown to an estimated 5,700 acres.
As could be surmised by the smoke plume in the area, yesterday’s fire activity on the Marten was classified as “extreme fire behavior including crowning, running and spotting.”
Today is another red flag warning day with high winds and bone-dry humidity. Overnight lows in the upper 30s are helping to quell activity at night as the fire is bedding down. The forecast for Thursday looks encouraging, with lower high temps. If firefighters can hold on until next week, cooler, wetter weather is on the way.
