Fires around Jackson Hole saw slow, steady growth between bouts of moisture this week after heavy rains Monday evening doused the region, bringing fire danger down to “moderate.”

“Moderate” is the second of five fire danger ratings ranging from “low” to “extreme.”

The lightning associated with Monday’s storm started the Coburn Creek Fire west of Fall Creek Road and south of Red Top Meadows. Fire crews suppressed the blaze.

The Ditch Creek Fire, near the Teton Science School’s Kelly campus, has grown to about 28 acres.

“It’s just chunking along a little bit every day,” said Andy Norman, acting fire management officer for the Bridger Teton National Forest.

The Little Brown Fire, burning 12 miles northeast of Pinedale in the Bridger Wilderness, is holding steady at 95 acres.

Fire personnel continue to work on the Lower Gros Ventre Prescribed Burn, which has grown to about 800 acres.

“They’re burning today, so I’m sure they’ll get some more acres,” Norman said. “We’re going to try to work on the Gros Ventre a couple days this weekend.”

Norman said the weather forecast looks like it will stay dry for about a week, which could raise the fire danger to “high.”

In Grand Teton National Park, the rain likely extinguished the Third Creek Fire near Jackson Lake at six acres, officials said. The Bearpaw Bay Fire, also near Jackson Lake, is holding at 100 acres.  

“We continue to monitor its progression,” Grand Teton spokeswoman Jackie Skaggs said Thursday. “It could be doing some further burning within the fire perimeter, but it’s not advancing beyond the 100-acre border.”

Fire personnel are planning another prescribed burn, the 182-acre Elbo West Prescribed Fire, on Antelope Flats that lies southeast of the Ditch Creek Road and Teton Science Schools’ Kelly campus.

In Yellowstone National Park, the Butte Fire on Druid Peak has grown to about 160 acres.