Incident Media Photographs

Water stacking operations. 

Great Lakes Fire- Ground Fire

Great Lakes Fire - Crews extinguishing hot spots

Great Lakes Fire - Smoke on the Water

Smoke plume from the Great Lakes Fire on April 20, 2023 when the fire experienced rapid growth due to dry and windy conditions.

Engine Strike Team conducts mop-up operations on the Great Lakes Fire on April 29, 2023. Several engines line the roadways and firefighters use hose lines to spray the burned areas with water. Mop up consists of extinguishing or removing burning material along or near the fire control line to keep a fire from spreading across containment lines.

Fire activity and smoke shows along a roadway on the Great Lakes Fire on April 21, 2023 after the fire was impacted by windy and dry conditions that resulted in rapid growth.

Firefighters on the Great Lakes Fire draft water to fill engine tank on April 28, 2023

Firefighters and command staff on the Great Lakes Fire gather for morning briefing on April 25, 2023. Briefings provide good situational awareness and pertinent information, such as safety, weather and fuels conditions, to fire crews before they engage on the fireline for the day.

Aerial view of the Great Lakes Fire on April 20, 2023 as the fire advances across a section of unburned vegetation. The fire experienced rapid growth this day due to dry and windy weather conditions.

Area of organic soils burning in Division F of the Great Lakes Fire along Great Lake Road on April 26, 2023. The Great Lake can be seen in the background.

Firefighters and command staff gather to hear the morning briefing, which includes pertinent safety and operational messaging for the day on April 27, 2023