Although an alert for evacuation of campgrounds south of County Road 155 went out in relation to the Willow Creek Fire on Friday night, there is no such order for residents of the area according to officials battling the blaze.

As of Saturday afternoon, the estimated size of the fire is at 1,700 acres.

There are evacuation plans in place if needed but as of now the fire is not threatening any homes or structures and no residents need to leave. The fire is currently moving away from the population in a southwest direction.

A closure order is expected Saturday for the fire area west of Highway 89 according to a release from the Bridger-Teton National Forest. “This will likely include the Allred Flat Campground on the southern end of the closure,” the statement read. extending north to the private land/Forest Service boundary south of Smoot.”

Per the Lincoln County Emergency Management, there is currently no threat of closing Highway 89 with fire activity approximately two miles from the roadway.

Fire activity did die down but is expected to pick back up as weather conditions remain unfavorable for the next two days. Colder weather is in the forecast for next week. Rain is in the forecast in the coming days.

The fire was first reported near mid-day on Friday and grew to 250 acres by Friday evening. A Type 3 Incident Management Team (IMT) will be arriving on Saturday to take over operations of putting out the fire. Local firefighters will be asked to assist as needed.

A Type 3 IMT is comprised of the following such details:

• When capabilities exceed initial attack, the appropriate ICS positions should be added to match the complexity of the incident.
• Some or all of the Command and General Staff positions may be activated, as well as Division/Group Supervisor and/or Unit Leader level positions.
• A Type 3 Incident Management Team (IMT) or incident command organization manages initial action incidents with a significant number of resources, an extended attack incident until containment/control is achieved, or an expanding incident until transition to a Type 1 or 2 IMT.
• The incident may extend into multiple operational periods.
• A written IAP may be required for each operational period.

On a related note, the Little Greys Fire is not fully contained but not considered to be very active at this time.