BONDURANT, Wyo. — The Sandy Fire burning in the Big Piney Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest has spread to 64 acres in size and has been spotted over Snag Creek.
The fire was initially reported at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 28, 2022. Type 3 incident management team has been ordered. A Type 3 incident management team is mobilized to provide command and control and assist the Forest by managing the fire suppression operations.
The fire is approximately six miles west of Bondurant, Wyoming and smoke may be visible from US-189/191. There are no road or trail closures associated with this fire, although visitors in the area of Sandy Marshall Creek, especially near Forest Service Trailhead 139 should use caution.
“[The fire] is on a very steep slope and as it burns it is leaving standing, half-burned fuel in the area that is susceptible to re-burning, said the Forest Service. “The fire spotted over Snag Creek and is burning on steep slopes.”
Firefighter Brooks shared these fire reconnaissance photos from late Tuesday afternoon on the. Helicopters can be used to fly over a fire so the fire crew onboard can use GPS to ‘draw’ the fire’s perimeter. This data is then sent back to operations so new maps can be made and distributed to all the fire crews. Because firefighters in the air are able to see the fire as a whole, they can work out the strategy on how to best fight it and relay that to managers on the ground.
The fire danger rating is “Moderate” for the Bridger-Teton National Forest. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Currently, a crew of 20 firefighters is working on this fire along with a helicopter and two engines.Additional resources have been ordered.
For information on the Sandy Fire, contact the Big Piney Ranger District at 307-276-5800 or visit www.Tetonfires.com .
