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Bench Lake Fire

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Unit Information

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

Incident Contacts

  • Sawtooth Information Team
    Email:
    SM.FS.sawtoothinfo@usda.gov
    Phone:
    208-774-3000
    Hours:
    8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Photographs Gallery

Firefighter Hiking July 23, 2024
Firefighter Hiking July 23, 2024
Firefighter Hiking July 23, 2024
Firefighter Hiking July 23, 2024

Firefighter Hiking July 23, 2024

Bench Lake 4 July 23, 2024
Bench Lake 4 July 23, 2024
Bench Lake 4 July 23, 2024
Bench Lake 4 July 23, 2024

Bench Lake 4 July 23, 2024

The Eastern Nevada Agency constructs a fire information board, July 20, 2024
The Eastern Nevada Agency Camp Crew constructs a fire information board, July 20, 2024
The Eastern Nevada Agency Camp Crew constructs a fire information board, July 20, 2024
The Eastern Nevada Agency constructs a fire information board, July 20, 2024

The Eastern Nevada Agency constructs a fire information board, July 20, 2024

Firefighters remove hazard trees above Point Campground by Redfish Lake, July 22, 2024
Firefighters remove hazard trees above Point Campground by Redfish Lake, July 22, 2024
Firefighters remove hazard trees above Point Campground by Redfish Lake, July 22, 2024
Firefighters remove hazard trees above Point Campground by Redfish Lake, July 22, 2024

Firefighters remove hazard trees above Point Campground by Redfish Lake, July 22, 2024

Idaho Vipers baseball team from Kimberly visit incident command post to show firefighters appreciation July 22, 2024
youth baseball players looking at map
youth baseball players looking at map
Idaho Vipers baseball team from Kimberly visit incident command post to show firefighters appreciation July 22, 2024

Photo credit: Samantha Storms, PIO

Bench Lake 3 July 23, 2024
Bench Lake 3 July 23, 2024
Bench Lake 3 July 23, 2024
Bench Lake 3 July 23, 2024

Bench Lake 3 July 23, 2024

Spike Camp July 23, 2024
Spike Camp July 23, 2024
Spike Camp July 23, 2024
Spike Camp July 23, 2024

Spike Camp July 23, 2024

Bench Lake Fire managers discuss plans for the day at Incident Command Post July 23, 2024
Bench Lake Fire managers discuss plans for the day at Incident Command Post July 23, 2024
Bench Lake Fire managers discuss plans for the day at Incident Command Post July 23, 2024
Bench Lake Fire managers discuss plans for the day at Incident Command Post July 23, 2024
Monitoring scooper planes over the Fishhook Creek drainage, July 21, 2024
Firefighter watching an airplane drop water over a smokey hillside
Firefighter watching an airplane drop water over a smokey hillside
Monitoring scooper planes over the Fishhook Creek drainage, July 21, 2024

Firefighter monitoring scooper planes over the Fishhook Creek drainage, July 21, 2024

Photo Credit: Clay Stephens

A firefighter conducts vegetation removal in the Stanley Ranger Station compound, July 21, 2024
A firefighter conducts vegetation removal in the Stanley Ranger Station compound, July 21, 2024
A firefighter conducts vegetation removal in the Stanley Ranger Station compound, July 21, 2024
A firefighter conducts vegetation removal in the Stanley Ranger Station compound, July 21, 2024

A firefighter conducts vegetation removal in the Stanley Ranger Station compound, July 21, 2024

Panoramic view of Fishhook Drainage from Alpine Way Trail July 22, 2024
Panoramic view of Fishhook Drainage from Alpine Way Trail July 22, 2024
Panoramic view of Fishhook Drainage from Alpine Way Trail July 22, 2024
Panoramic view of Fishhook Drainage from Alpine Way Trail July 22, 2024

Panoramic view of Fishhook Drainage from Alpine Way Trail July 22, 2024

Dozer creating fuel break on Decker Flats Road July 22, 2024
Dozer creating fuel break on Decker Flats Road July 22, 2024
Dozer creating fuel break on Decker Flats Road July 22, 2024
Dozer creating fuel break on Decker Flats Road July 22, 2024

Dozer creating fuel break on Decker Flats Road July 22, 2024

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