The 2021 Yellowstone fire season has begun, as crews work to suppress the Elk Creek Fire, 0.1 acre in size and located in the northern portion of the Park.
Read More »Yellowstone fire danger level raised to high
Well, that didn’t take long: the Yellowstone fire danger level has now been raised to high, as the long, hot summer continues, with little substantive relief on the horizon.
Read More »New Brimstone Fire Reported in Yellowstone
It’s been a relatively quiet fire season in Yellowstone despite a fire danger being assessed as high, and we have another small wildfire to note: the Brimstone Fire, located on the eastern shore of Yellowstone Lake.
Read More »Cool Weather, Showers Slow Bacon Rind Fire
Though the Yellowstone fire danger is currently pegged at Very High, things are relatively quiet, as cool weather and scattered showers has helped stall the Bacon Rind Fire and preventing little new fire activity in the Park.
Read More »Bacon Rind Fire Expands to 1,838 Acres
The Bacon Rind Fire on Yellowstone National Park’s western boundary has expanded to 1,838 acres — but most of that growth has been to the south and not impacting Park operations.
Read More »Two More Yellowstone Fires Reported; Bacon Rind Fire Impacts Traffic
We have two more Yellowstone fires reported — one already contained, one out — as the Bacon Rind Fire expands to 1,388 acres and causes Park officials to potentially deploy pilot cars due to heavy smoke.
Read More »It’s HOT HOT HOT in Yellowstone: Fire Danger Raised to Very High
A hot, dry summer has led Yellowstone National Park officials to raise the fire danger rating to very high, so watch yourself if you’re hitting the Park anytime soon.
Read More »New Yellowstone Fire Emerges; Bacon Rind Fire Keeps Growing, Albeit Slowly
We have news about a new Yellowstone fire, the Folsom Fire, while the Bacon Rind Fire on the western National Park boundary continues to grow, albeit at a very slow pace.
Read More »Bacon Rind Fire Expands to 340 Acres, Now in Yellowstone
As the Bacon Rind Fire expands to 340 acres, it’s encroached on the western boundary of Yellowstone National Park 20 miles south of Big Sky — but it has not impacted roads or threatened any structures.
Read More »Yellowstone Fire Danger Upgraded to High; New Fire Emerges
The current Yellowstone fire danger has been upgraded to high after hot and dry weather, with a new fire — the Bacon Rind Fire — emerging just outside the Park’s western boundary, in the Lee Metcalf Wilderness area.
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