Wildfire smoke was spotted in the Cliff Creek drainage on Tuesday afternoon, June 28, and after a storm passed through, the now-named Sandy Fire that started at 15 acres grew to 64 acres by Thursday morning, June 30.
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HOBACK BASIN – Wildfire smoke was spotted in the Cliff Creek drainage on Tuesday afternoon, June 28, and after a storm passed through, the now-named Sandy Fire that started at 15 acres grew to 64 acres by Thursday morning, June 30.
The Sandy Fire is about 6 miles west of Bondurant and on Thursday, “spotted” into Snag Creek in the Bridger-Teton National Forest’s Big Piney Ranger District, according to spokeswoman Mary Cernicek.
The fire began near Sandy Marshall Creek on a steep mountainside partly burned in previous Cliff Creek Fire and was spotting ahead into “continuous fuels,” according to the BTNF.
Its cause is under investigation.
Sublette County Unified Fire and BTNF firefighters initially responded June 28 and on Thursday, a Type 2 handcrew, a helicopter, two engines and 77 people were on the scene with more resources ordered. A helicopter fire crew flew over Tuesday to draw its perimeter and help with suppression.
No trails or roads were closed as of Thursday, June 28, but visitors are advised to use caution. The Sandy Marshall Road, which connects at the Cliff Creek trailhead and goes around Monument Ridge to the Clarks Draw trailhead, is a well used route for camping, riding, biking and sightseeing. Permitted livestock are turned out on BTNF summer grazing allotments.
For updates on the Sandy Fire, visit www.Tetonfires.com or call the Big Piney Ranger District at 307-276-5800.