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Continuing
News: Partial
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Wild
Fire Updates Divide Fire Update: Appx. 300 acres. Scab Creek Trailhead closed Wednesday evening. New trail closures.
TRAIL
CLOSURES: The Lowline Trail between Little Divide Lake and Monroe
Lake Junction remains closed due to the fire activity. The Scab Creek
Trail and trailhead were closed Wednesday evening, with the closure being
reevaluated daily. The Sage Basin area and trail is currently closed.
The areas of Lower Divide Lake, Knobb Lake, Moose Lake, Upper and Lower
Sylvan Lakes, Crescent
Lake, Lightning Lake, and Pine Island Lake are closed to camping due to
the potential spread direction of the fire. Forest Service personnel are
at the trailhead and in the area to answer any questions from hikers and
assist with relocating campers from the closed area. The
Scab Creek campground is open. Scroll
down this page for more details. |
Local Fires at a Glance Divide
Fire:
Mule
Fire: |
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Current Fire Information: This lightning-caused fire is located approximately 1/2 mile south of Divide Lake in the Bridger Wilderness and was detected August 6th. The fire is burning in heavy lodgepole pine timber and is being managed as a wildland fire for resource benefit. While providing for increased resource benefits, this type of fire management action will limit the cost of the Divide Fire to approximately 30% of its potential suppression expense. Current information
can be obtained by checking with the Pinedale Ranger District office,
307-367-4326.
Check the Bridger Teton fire page and Teton Fires web sites for current
press releases about fire conditions. Please be very careful with cigarettes
when outdoors and remember that campfires are allowed ONLY in designated
campgrounds. Bridger-Teton
National Forest fire press updates Fire restrictions are in effect on the Bridger-Teton National Forest and Sublette County. No campfires except in developed campgrounds. Fire
Restrictions |
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August
9, 2002 (Divide Fire pictures)
Where
to get more information: Pinedale
Ranger District, BTNF Big
Piney Ranger District, BTNF |
Where
to report fires: Callers are reminded that if they are using a cell phone, they may not get a local office when they dial 911. The best place to call for area fires is either the local Sheriff's office or the Bridger-Teton Fire Office. Be prepared to give a location of the smoke, your name, where you are calling from, and how they can get ahold of you again for more information if needed. |
Anyone with concerns about fires can contact the Sublette County Sheriff's office at 307-367-4376, or the Pinedale Ranger District, 307-367-4326. Hikers in the wilderness who have cell phones (and can get a signal out) can call 911 and ask to be routed to the Sublette County Sheriff's office if they need to report a fire or have concerns. Be aware that 911 may route you to a different area other than Pinedale depending on where you are calling from. |
Return to Pinedale Online front page This Pinedale Online fire update is written by Dawn Svalberg from information obtained from the Pinedale Ranger District, the Jackson office of the US Forest Service Bridger-Teton National Forest, and online sources. Pinedale Online is solely responsible for the content of these reports. Copyright 2002. Pinedale
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