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Tuesday, October 1, 2024Total Acres: 17,859Total Personnel: 149Contained/Completed: 0%

Jackson Wyo., September 30, 2024 -The Pack Trail Fire exhibited extreme fire behavior on Sunday, burning in heavy timber and growing substantially with 60-mile per hour wind gusts. The fire grew to 19,608 acres yesterday with red flag conditions. “The fire made a 5-mile wind driven run with crowning and spotting during the afternoon,” said District Ranger Todd Stiles. The extreme fire behavior prompted evacuations and an increase in the evacuation alert level for several subdivisions and ranches in Fremont County, WY.

Jackson Wyo., September 29, 2024 – The Fish Creek Fire and the Pack Trail Fire were extremely visible on Saturday, September 28, putting large smoke columns into the air. The Fish Creek Fire acreage is 25,069 acres and the Pack Trail fire, just 3 miles south of the southern edge of the Fish Creek Fire, grew to over 9,000 acres. Both fires are burning in heavy timber. The lightning-caused Fish Creek Fire was discovered on August 16, 2024, while the lightning caused Pack Trail Fire was discovered on September 15, 2024.

Due to increased wildfire threats in the area, Fremont County Wyoming, in coordination with the Incident Management Team has issued "SET" (Level 2) and "READY" (Level 1) evacuation alerts. This is part of the Ready, Set, Go alert system that helps residents to know how to prepare and when to act in the face of an impending wildfire. 

Smoke Expected from Fish Creek and Pack Trail Fires through the Weekend Jackson Wyo., September 28, 2024 –Firefighters remain focused on confining and containing the Fish Creek fire which is 25,069 acres and burning 22-miles southeast of Moran, Wyoming. The fire began on August 16, 2024 and is burning in heavy timber. Despite challenges from strong winds in the past couple of days, the fire stayed within containment lines, although smoke columns have been visible.