Pack Trail Fire grows over 19,000 acres in Wyoming
JACKSON, Wyo. (USFS NEWS RELEASE) –
The Pack Trail Fire had extreme fire behavior burning in heavy timber and growing substantially with the 60-mile per hour wind gusts. The fire grew to 19,608 acres Sunday 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. Currently the fire is paused on the ridge between Lava Mountain peak and the old Lava Mountain burn scar, above the Lava Mountain lodge. “The fire is continuing to burn on the interior right now and that is expected to continue today”, said Stiles.
Firefighters are assessing the area down ridge from the fire edge and looking for spots where the fire is trying to spread. Structure protection groups have been formed to perform assessments and ready structures along the Wind River corridor with protection apparatus. Resources have been arriving all morning including firefighting handcrews and additional fire engines. A complex incident management team from California, CA Team 10, is arriving over the next two-days and is expected to assume command of the fire late Wednesday or early Thursday.
“The winds are expected to moderate somewhat today, but terrain alignment down canyon is still present and we are still facing warm temperatures and low humidity”, Stiles said.
EVACUATION INFORMATION:
Fremont County Emergency Management issued the "GO" (Level 3) evacuation status for the following communities: Brooks Lake Road, East & West Pinnacle Drive, Breccia Drive, US HWY 26: Togwotee Pass MP 30-42, Long Creek Subdivision, Lava Mountain subdivision, Triangle C Ranch, old KOA, urban subdivision including Timberline Ranch and Rawhide Ranch.
SET evacuations (Level 2) issued for: Union Pass Road, Absorka Ranch Road
READY evacuation status (Level 1) issued for: The Bourbon Subdivision
SHELTER: The Red Cross has opened an evacuation center for those evacuated from the Fish Creek & Pack Trail Fires. Warm Valley Assisted Living, 5643 US-26, Dubois, WY. All are welcome in Red Cross facilities, including pets. Volunteers are here, supporting all those forced to evacuate.
If you need a shelter the from Pack Creek Fire or information on evacuations please call Fremont County Emergency Management at 307-856-2374
Visit the incident information pages for the latest informationhttps://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/wybtf-fish-creek-fire
The emergency closure order is in effect and can be foundhttps://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd1205718.pdf
The map of the emergency closure is located at:https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd1205717.pdf
For weather forecast visit: https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Riverton&state=WY&site=RIW&textField1=43.0356&textField2=-108.415&e=0
For up-to-date road closure and Highway 26/287 information, visit:https://www.wyoroad.info/511/511announcement.html
