Firefighters battled three fires in Grand Teton National Park and three in Yellowstone during the weekend.

Lightning from a thunderstorm Friday evening started the fires in Grand Teton. They were all contained by Saturday.

The Taggart Fire near Taggart Creek was contained at 0.1 acre at 9:25 a.m. on Saturday and was reported to be out by 12:35 p.m.

The South Taggart Fire was spotted on Saturday morning as fire crews worked the Taggart Fire. It was also contained at 0.1 acre and declared out by early afternoon.

The Shadow Fire on the lower slope of Shadow Peak near the Taggart Lake moraine was discovered during an overflight  Friday evening, and a Teton interagency contract helicopter was able to make six water bucket drops before dark. One Teton interagency fire engine and a crew of 10 firefighters began suppression efforts Saturday morning. The Shadow Fire, less than 0.1 acre in size, was contained by 4 p.m. on Saturday.

In Yellowstone, crews worked on the Raven Fire, burning about nine miles east of Fishing Bridge in an area of heavy old-growth spruce and fir. Firefighters labored to keep it inside a perimeter bounded by a meadow and areas that burned in 1994 and 1988. The fire size was estimated at 20 acres on Saturday.

The Chicken Fire was burning south of Yellowstone Lake on a three-acre island of unburned trees surrounded by the 1998 Huck Fire.

The Elephant Fire was about four miles west of the Lake area.

Smokejumpers were dropped Saturday morning on both the Elephant Fire and the Chicken Fire, and they reportedly made good progress containing them. Both were estimated Saturday at 0.1 an acre.

The three lightning-caused fires were well away from roads and developed areas. None of them posed a threat to visitors, and all services, park entrances and park roads were open, the park reported.

Yellowstone officials said fire activity in the park and throughout the region may result in temporary smoke accumulation in portions of the park, especially in the morning. There have been nine fires in Yellowstone so far this year. Four were caused by people, and five were the result of lightning strikes.

The current fire danger rating is listed as “extreme” for both Grand Teton National Park and Bridger-Teton National Forest. To report either smoke or a fire in Grand Teton or Bridger-Teton, call (307) 739-3630.

The fire danger in Yellowstone National Park has ranged from “moderate” to “very high” in recent days.

Check the individual parks for fire restrictions. Updated information on fire activity is posted at http://inciweb.org. or www.tetonfires.com.