The Pack Trail Fire Tuesday had extreme fire behavior burning in heavy timber and growing substantially with 60-mile per hour wind gusts. The fire grew to 19,608 acres with red flag conditions. “The fire made a 5-mile wind driven run with crowning and spotting during the afternoon”, said District Ranger Todd Stiles. The extreme fire behavior prompted evacuations, and an increase in the evacuation alert level for several subdivisions and ranches in Fremont County. Currently the fire is paused on the ridge between Lava Mountain peak and the old Lava Mountain burn scar, above the Lava Mountain lodge. “The fire is continuing to burn on the interior right now and that is expected to continue today”, said Stiles.
Firefighters are assessing the area down ridge from the fire edge and looking for spots where the fire is trying to spread.