Lone Star Fire

Acres: 1,500 Total Personnel: 48Cause: Lightning The Grand Loop road between Old Faithful and West Thumb remains open today after being closed yesterday due to dense smoke and a growing fire. The...

Acres: 1,220Total Personnel: 52Cause: Lightning The Lone Star Fire became more active today with high temperatures, low relative humidity, and light winds fueling its growth. Firefighters monitoring...

Acres: 960Total Personnel: 49Cause: Lightning This will be the last in the series of daily fire updates unless there are significant changes in the fire’s status. This InciWeb site will continue...

  Acres: 960Total Personnel: 49  Cause: Lightning A cold front moved into the area overnight and is expected to bring rain showers lasting through much of the day. Snow flurries are also possible...

Acres: 960 Total Personnel: 49Cause: Lightning Warmer temperatures and gusty winds associated with an approaching cold front led to increased activity on the Lone Star Fire Saturday. The fire crept...

Fire managers choose between a variety of strategies when suppressing wildfires. While managing fires can be complicated and challenging, the basic principles of fire are relatively simple. Fire...

 Acres: 850    Total Personnel: 42 Cause: Lightning The Lone Star Fire continues to hold heat but did not increase in acreage yesterday. The fire remains at 850 acres. A helicopter flight on...

Acres: 850Total Personnel: 39Cause: LightningDue to reduced smoke along the route, Yellowstone National Park reopened Grand Loop Road between Old Faithful and West Thumb Junction Thursday morning....

Acres: 820Total Personnel: 38Containment: 0%Cause: LightningFire personnel continue to develop and implement a structure protection plan for the Old Faithful developed area, including...

Though the Lone Star Fire continues its spread to the northeast away from Old Faithful, the infrastructure in the area is part of a structure protection plan being developed by the Wyoming Team 2...