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Bench Lake Fire

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Sawtooth National Forest 
370 American Ave. 
Jerome, 
Idaho 
83338 
Sawtooth National Forest 
370 American Ave. 
Jerome, 
Idaho 
83338 

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Utah Engine 411 Completing Fuel Reduction & Repair Work
Utah Engine 411 Sawyer Completing Fuel Reduction Work
Utah Engine 411 Sawyer Completing Fuel Reduction Work
Utah Engine 411 Completing Fuel Reduction & Repair Work
Wildlife spotting at a near-by campground
Deer Spotted at near-by campground
Deer Spotted at near-by campground
Wildlife spotting at a near-by campground
Community Outreach at Red Fish Lake
Community Outreach at Red Fish Lake Recreation Complex
Community Outreach at Red Fish Lake Recreation Complex
Community Outreach at Red Fish Lake
Utah Engine 411 Completing Fuel Reduction & Repair Work
Utah Engine 411 at work completing fuel reduction along the 210 Road.
Utah Engine 411 at work completing fuel reduction along the 210 Road.
Utah Engine 411 Completing Fuel Reduction & Repair Work
Red Fish Lake Recreation Complex Reopened
Red Fish Lake Recreation Complex is now open to the public
Red Fish Lake Recreation Complex is now open to the public
Red Fish Lake Recreation Complex Reopened

Red Fish Lake Recreation Complex is now open to the public

PC: Chris Eddy

Tents at Sunset at Bench Lake Fire Camp
Tents at Sunset at Bench Lake Fire Camp
Tents at Sunset at Bench Lake Fire Camp
Tents at Sunset at Bench Lake Fire Camp
Utah Engine 411 Completing Fuel Reduction & Repair Work
Utah Engine 411 Completing Fuel Reduction along the 210 Road
Utah Engine 411 Completing Fuel Reduction along the 210 Road
Utah Engine 411 Completing Fuel Reduction & Repair Work
Early Morning Briefing at ICP
Early Morning Briefing at ICP
Early Morning Briefing at ICP
Early Morning Briefing at ICP
Wheeled Medical Cart July 27, 2024
Wheeled Medical Cart July 27, 2024
Wheeled Medical Cart July 27, 2024
Wheeled Medical Cart July 27, 2024

This type of stretcher on wheels is positioned in remote places where extracting an injured firefighter might mean transferring the person several miles down a mountain trail. 

Fire personnel discuss plans before morning briefing, July 27, 2024
Fire personnel discuss plans before morning briefing, July 27, 2024
Fire personnel discuss plans before morning briefing, July 27, 2024
Fire personnel discuss plans before morning briefing, July 27, 2024

Fire personnel discuss plans before morning briefing, July 27, 2024

A helicopter flies above the north edge of the fire, July 26, 2024
A helicopter flies above the north edge of the fire, July 26, 2024
A helicopter flies above the north edge of the fire, July 26, 2024
A helicopter flies above the north edge of the fire, July 26, 2024

A helicopter flies above the north edge of the fire, July 26, 2024

Burning stump on western ridge above Redfish Lake, July 25, 2024
Burning stump on western ridge above Redfish Lake, July 25, 2024
Burning stump on western ridge above Redfish Lake, July 25, 2024
Burning stump on western ridge above Redfish Lake, July 25, 2024

Burning stump on western ridge above Redfish Lake, July 25, 2024

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