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Yellowstone National Park
Wildland Fire



2008 Fires
Click on fire name for more information and maps
ID Name Cause Start Status Size
0807 Ash human 9/28/08 active 1.4 ac
0806 Outlet human 9/22/08 active 0.2 ac
0805 No Name human 8/11/08 out 8/11 0.1 ac
0804 RV human (RV) 8/05/08 out 8/05 0.1 ac
0803 LeHardy powerline 7/30/08 active 9700 ac
0802 Aster lightning 6/26/08 out 7/17 0.1 ac
0801 Elephant Back human 6/13/08 out 6/13 0.1 ac


The Wildland Fire Program has two goals:

1. To suppress wildfires that are human-caused or that threaten people, property or resource values.

2. To ensure that naturally ignited wildland fires may burn freely as an ecosystem process.

Achievement of these goals involves maintaining fire readiness, reducing hazardous fuel loads, monitoring natural ignitions, and researching the effects of fire on Yellowstone's ecosystems.

To accomplish these tasks the Wildland Fire Program has several crews: Helitack, Suppression, Fire Monitors, and Fire Effects. In these web pages you will find information on the various parts of our program. Additionally we offer a current wildland Fire Report, information on Fire Ecology, the techniques of Prescribed Fire and Fire Suppression, and References and Links to wildland fire information.

The Teton Fire page provides additional info about other fires burning in the Greater Yellowstone Basin.

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For Questions about Fires and Visitations, please contact: Visitor Services.

Contact: Wildland Fire Website Manager
Dog Hooked to Travois for Transporting Goods.  

Did You Know?
Some groups of Shoshone Indians, who adapted to a mountain existence, chose not to acquire the horse. These included the Sheep Eaters, or Tukudika, who used dogs to transport food, hides, and other provisions. The Sheep Eaters lived in many locations in Yellowstone.

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Last Updated: September 29, 2008 at 19:47 EST