Crews have been battling the 80-acre Soda Lake Fire west of Big Piney, Wyoming today (July 28, 2021). Wyoming Team 2, a type 3 incident management team assumed command this morning.
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The Soda Lake fire was first reported yesterday (July 27, 2021) around 3 pm.
Aviation and ground resources were immediately dispatched to the fire from Bridger Teton National Forest and Sublette County Unified Fire. A type 3 incident command team was also ordered.
The Soda Lake fire is actively burning on 80 acres just south of Soda Lake in the South Cottonwood Creek drainage. This landscape near Lander Peak is a mixture of subalpine fir, sage, and meadows.