Incidents All News

Pack Trail Fire      Phone: 307-395-2351      Email: 2024.Packtrail@firenet.govTotal Acres: 60,676                                              

Pack Trail Fire                                           Phone: 307-395-2351           Email: 2024.Packtrail@firenet.gov

Pack Trail Fire                                           Phone: 307-395-2351           Email: 2024.Packtrail@firenet.gov

Overnight the Pack Trail Fire and Fish Creek Fires merged along Bull Creek.The incident will now be managed under one name, the Pack Trail Fire. 

Public Meeting - A public meeting to discuss the current fire situation is scheduled for today, Friday, October 4 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Canteen Building at the National Museum of Military Vehicles, 6419 US 26, Dubois, WY. The meeting will be livestreamed from the Bridger-Teton FB page. (Video will be titled: Pack Trail & Fish Creek Fire Community Meeting)

Fish Creek FireTotal Acres: 25,371Total Personnel: 312Containment/Completion: 95%Pack Trail FireTotal Acres: 18,774Total Personnel: 43Containment/Completion: 0%

Fish Creek and Pack Trail Fire Daily Update Wednesday, October 2, 2024Pack Trail Fire                             Total Acres: 18,774                       Total Personnel: 214                      Contained/Completed: 0%              

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.