Ash Fire Information

Started: 15 July / Out:  

UTMs:  512.4 x 4899.4

The Ash Fire was ignited by lightning at the head of Mount Ash Creek on the Pitchstone Plateau and has continued to be active despite rainfall in timber vegetation. Still smoking, about .25 acre in size.

This fire was visited by Fire Management Officer Phil  Perkins (using a helicopter from the Bridger Teton National Forest). He did not see any smoke and cold trailed the fire and did not find any hot spots. This fire is probably out but will not be declared out until a Infrared  unit can visit the fire and confirm that it is indeed out.

A Fire Monitoring Crew landed at the Ash fire. This fire has burned about .5 acre in two small spots. There was no open flame and only a few smokes with some smoldering on the perimeter. The fuels are sparse and the grasses have not cured out as yet and with all the gravel between the fuels on the Pitchstone, a large fire is not likely, but this fire will persist for quite a while longer. This fire can be easily seen by the Mount Sheridan lookout and he will keep an eye on it daily.

Fire monitor flew to it today and monitored on ground. The fire is just burning in the 1000 hour fuels, not burning in the grass because the grass is very green. Limited potential for growth. Not near any campsites.