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Jack Creek

Park, WY · Undetermined

An active fire at 0% containment. Conditions can change quickly. Check closures before traveling to nearby public lands.

0%Critical

1

Acres Burned

0

Days Burning

Oct 9, 2026

Discovered

1h ago

Last Update

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Threatened Public Lands

11 public land units within 75 miles

Shoshone National Forest

Check first

National Forest / WY

8.6 mi

W

Washakie Wilderness

Check first

Wilderness / WY

11.6 mi

W

Teton Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / WY

38.7 mi

W

North Absaroka Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / WY

45.9 mi

NW

Teton National Forest

Go

National Forest / WY

55.2 mi

SW

Fitzpatrick Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / WY

56.2 mi

S

Yellowstone National ParkClosures in effect

Closed

National Park / WY

66.4 mi

NW

Gros Ventre Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / WY

68.3 mi

SW

Grand Teton National ParkClosures in effect

Closed

National Park / WY

68.9 mi

W

National Elk Refuge

Go

Wildlife Refuge / WY

74.2 mi

SW

Bridger Wilderness

Go

Wilderness / WY

74.8 mi

S

Official Park Alerts

Closures and dangers published by the National Park Service

Park Closure / Yellowstone National Park

Dunraven Pass (Tower Fall to Canyon Village) Temporary Closure

The road between Tower Fall and Canyon Village (Dunraven Pass) will close temporarily at 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11 in preparation for winter weather and anticipated hazardous driving conditions. The road will reopen once conditions allow.

Official notice

Park Closure / Yellowstone National Park

Beartooth Highway Temporary Closure

The Beartooth Highway (US-212) between Red Lodge and Cooke City/Silver Gate, Montana, will close temporarily at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9 in preparation for winter weather and anticipated hazardous driving conditions. The forecast calls for ...

Official notice

Park Closure / Yellowstone National Park

Biscuit Basin Closed Due to Hydrothermal Explosion

The parking lot, boardwalk, and Firehole River at Biscuit Basin, located north of Old Faithful, is closed to all travel until further notice due to the possibility of another event at the site of a hydrothermal explosion that occurred July ...

Official notice

Park Closure / Grand Teton National Park

Death Canyon Trailhead Construction Closure

Death Canyon Road and Trailhead are closed to all use. Start hikes at alternative trailheads such as Granite Canyon, LSR Preserve, and Taggart Lake.

Official notice

Situation Updates

Changes read from NIFC interagency perimeter data

JACK CREEK mapped at 1 acres

Perimeter data
Oct 9

Interagency perimeter data shows the JACK CREEK at 1 acres.

IRWIN

Timeline

Oct 9Now

0 days since discovery

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Data Sources

Fire data from NIFC Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS) via IRWIN. Satellite hotspots from NASA FIRMS VIIRS. Situation updates are either posted by the incident management team on InciWeb or read by us from WFIGS perimeter data, and each one says which. Air quality data from EPA AirNow. Public lands boundaries from USGS PAD-US 4.0.

IRWIN ID: 52cfd0a4-3276-4ee3-bcdb-ec7cc7a03cc6

Important

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