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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

Aerial view of Bench Lakes 4 and 5, July, 19, 2024
Aerial view of Bench Lakes 4 and 5, July, 19, 2024
Aerial view of Bench Lakes 4 and 5, July, 19, 2024
Aerial view of Bench Lakes 4 and 5, July, 19, 2024

Aerial view of Bench Lakes 4 and 5, July, 19, 2024

Aerial view of Fishhook drainage, July 19, 2024
Aerial view of Fishhook drainage, July 19, 2024
Aerial view of Fishhook drainage, July 19, 2024
Aerial view of Fishhook drainage, July 19, 2024

Aerial view of Fishhook drainage, July 19, 2024

Sunny Gulch Communications Repeater July 16, 2024
Sunny Gulch Communications Repeater July 16, 2024
Sunny Gulch Communications Repeater July 16, 2024
Sunny Gulch Communications Repeater July 16, 2024
Aerial view of tandem scoopers dropping water, July 14, 2024
Aerial view of tandem scoopers dropping water, July 14, 2024
Aerial view of tandem scoopers dropping water, July 14, 2024
Aerial view of tandem scoopers dropping water, July 14, 2024

Aerial view of tandem scoopers dropping water, July 14, 2024

Wildlife protection measures on the Bench Lake Fire, July 19, 2024
A firefighter flagging a bird's nest with eggs July 19, 2024
A firefighter flagging a bird's nest with eggs July 19, 2024
Wildlife protection measures on the Bench Lake Fire, July 19, 2024

Wildlife protection measures on the Bench Lake Fire, July 19, 2024

Lake view from the Bench Lake Fire, July 17, 2024
lake and wildfire view
lake and wildfire view
Lake view from the Bench Lake Fire, July 17, 2024

Photo credit: John Slatore, Great Basin Team 4

Bench Lake Fire Community Meeting Q&A July 17, 2024
Bench Lake Fire Community Meeting Q&A July 17, 2024
Bench Lake Fire Community Meeting Q&A July 17, 2024
Bench Lake Fire Community Meeting Q&A July 17, 2024
View from Lake 4 on the Bench Lake Fire, July 17, 2024
mountain view with wildfire smoke
mountain view with wildfire smoke
View from Lake 4 on the Bench Lake Fire, July 17, 2024

Photo credit: Clay Stephens, Great Basin Team 4 Operations 

Aerial view of Redfish Lake, July 18, 2024
Aerial view of Redfish Lake, July 18, 2024
Aerial view of Redfish Lake, July 18, 2024
Aerial view of Redfish Lake, July 18, 2024

Aerial view of Redfish Lake, July 18, 2024

Chinook working on the Bench Lake Fire, July 17, 2024
smoky mountain view with helicopter
smoky mountain view with helicopter
Chinook working on the Bench Lake Fire, July 17, 2024

Photo credit: John Slatore, Great Basin Team 4

Aerial view of the Bench Lakes, July 18, 2024
Aerial view of the Bench Lakes, July 18, 2024
Aerial view of the Bench Lakes, July 18, 2024
Aerial view of the Bench Lakes, July 18, 2024

Aerial view of the Bench Lakes, July 18, 2024

Firefighters working on the Bench Lake Fire, July 17, 2024
firefighters in forest
firefighters in forest
Firefighters working on the Bench Lake Fire, July 17, 2024

Photo credit: John Slatore, Great Basin Team 4

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