TETON VALLEY, Idaho, October 19, 2022 – Firefighters on the Teton Basin Ranger District will continue prescribed fire operations on the Red Creek Prescribed Fire Project, located on Pine Creek
On June 24, the US Forest Service reported that, âThe fire danger rating has been elevated to very high for the lowlands (desert area) and high for the highlands (higher elevations) in Eastern Idaho. With record high temperatures across the area, conditions in the Eastern Idaho Interagency area are drying rapidly, and a fire may start easily, spread quickly and burn intensely. Everyone is asked to practice heightened fire safety at all times.â
As Independence Day approaches, local authorities are becoming increasingly concerned about potential fire outbreaks due to dry conditions and the use of fireworks and recreational fires. Visitors and local residents alike are reminded that fireworks are not permitted at all on public lands. âSafe and saneâ fireworks in gravel or asphalt areas away from vegetation and buildings are permitted within the county and cities. Safe and sane fireworks or ânon-aerial common fireworksâ remain near the ground and do not tra
Red Creek prescription fire to begin this week
USFS
Previous prescribed fire operations at Red Creek
DRIGGS, Idaho (KIFI)-The Teton Basin Ranger District will continue its multi-year Red Creek prescribed fire project beginning Wednesday or Thursday. Dependent on weather, it will continue over the next several weeks within the Red Creek Project area, just north of Highway 31 in the area of Pine Creek Pass.
During operations, Forest Service Train #230 (Rocky Peak) will be affected and the public should choose another recreation location.
Fire managers are using the timeframe to take advantage of snow drifts and high ground moisture levels to limit spread of the fire. The remainder of the project will occur later this summer or fall.