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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

Bench Lake Fire Incident Command Post July 17
Bench Lake Fire Incident Command Post July 17
Bench Lake Fire Incident Command Post July 17
Bench Lake Fire Incident Command Post July 17
Community meeting on July 17, 2024
crowd of people
crowd of people
Community meeting on July 17, 2024

Nearly 200 people attended the Bench Lake Fire community meeting on July 17, 2024. Photo credit: Logan Blankenship, Great Basin Team 4

Aerial view of Fishhook drainage, July 18, 2024
Aerial view of Fishhook drainage, July 18, 2024
Aerial view of Fishhook drainage, July 18, 2024
Aerial view of Fishhook drainage, July 18, 2024

Aerial view of Fishhook drainage, July 18, 2024

Bench Lake Fire structure protection, July 16, 2024
Fire and smoke in the background with a hose and sprinkler.
Fire and smoke in the background with a hose and sprinkler.
Bench Lake Fire structure protection, July 16, 2024

Photo Credit: Stewart Schiffler, Operations

Crews ride shuttle boats across Redfish Lake to access the Bench Lake Fire on July 17, 2024
Crews ride shuttle boats across Redfish Lake to access the Bench Lake Fire.
Crews ride shuttle boats across Redfish Lake to access the Bench Lake Fire.
Crews ride shuttle boats across Redfish Lake to access the Bench Lake Fire on July 17, 2024

Crews ride shuttle boats across Redfish Lake to access the Bench Lake Fire on July 17, 2024.

Firefighters working near the 101 Trail on July 16, 2024
firefighter working along fire line
firefighter working along fire line
Firefighters working near the 101 Trail on July 16, 2024

Firefighters working near the 101 Trail on July 16, 2024

Photo by Clay Stephens, Operations

Crews load up into shuttle boats to ride across Redfish Lake to access the Bench Lake Fire on July 17, 2024
Crews load up into shuttle boats to ride across Redfish Lake to access the Bench Lake Fire.
Crews load up into shuttle boats to ride across Redfish Lake to access the Bench Lake Fire.
Crews load up into shuttle boats to ride across Redfish Lake to access the Bench Lake Fire on July 17, 2024

Crews load up into shuttle boats to ride across Redfish Lake to access the Bench Lake Fire on July 17, 2024.

Firefighters ride to work across Redfish Lake on July 16, 2024
Firefighters siting in boat traveling across a lake
Firefighters siting in boat traveling across a lake
Firefighters ride to work across Redfish Lake on July 16, 2024

Firefighters getting a ride to work across Redfish Lake on July 16, 2024

The Eastern Nevada Agency Camp Crew, assigned to the Bench Lake Fire ICP.
The Eastern Nevada Agency Camp Crew, assigned to the Bench Lake Fire ICP.
The Eastern Nevada Agency Camp Crew, assigned to the Bench Lake Fire ICP.
The Eastern Nevada Agency Camp Crew, assigned to the Bench Lake Fire ICP.

The Eastern Nevada Agency Camp Crew, assigned to the Bench Lake Fire ICP.

Bench Lake Fire structure protection, July 16, 2024
View of boats on the waterfront with hose lays and fire in the background.
View of boats on the waterfront with hose lays and fire in the background.
Bench Lake Fire structure protection, July 16, 2024

Photo credit: Davis Oatway, Operations 

Crews load up into shuttle boats to ride across Redfish Lake to access the Bench Lake Fire on July 17, 2024
Crews load up into shuttle boats to ride across Redfish Lake to access the Bench Lake Fire.
Crews load up into shuttle boats to ride across Redfish Lake to access the Bench Lake Fire.
Crews load up into shuttle boats to ride across Redfish Lake to access the Bench Lake Fire on July 17, 2024

Crews load up into shuttle boats to ride across Redfish Lake to access the Bench Lake Fire on July 17, 2024.

Firefighter working near the 101 Trail July 16, 2024
firefighter in front of a small fire
firefighter in front of a small fire
Firefighter working near the 101 Trail July 16, 2024

Firefighters working near the 101 Trail on July 16, 2024

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