Thunderstorms passed through Yosemite National Park on Saturday, September 9, 2023, bringing 179 lightning strikes, a small amount of precipitation, and some new lightning fire starts in the park. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/yosemite-fire-update-for-september-10-2023.htm
Read More »Fire Update for July 28, 2023
Fire crews are working to mitigate hazards to reopen trails early next week. Areas of unburned fuel remain active northwest of North Dome. Crews will remain onsite to ensure the fire stays within the current perimeter and will continue to monitor for the coming weeks. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/yosemite-fire-update-for-july-28-2023.htm
Read More »Yosemite Fire Update, July 21, 2023
Yosemite Fire crews are using a management strategy utilizing natural barriers and trails to confine the spread of the fire in a predefined area. A confine and contain strategy under favorable conditions allows fire to move naturally across the landscape, providing ecological benefits to plants and wildlife, while also meeting …
Read More »Pika Fire Update, July 13, 2023
Yosemite Fire crews are using a confine and contain strategy utilizing natural barriers and trails. A confine and contain strategy under favorable conditions allows fire to move naturally across the landscape, providing ecological benefits to plants and wildlife, while also meeting protection objectives to minimize risk to people and infrastructure. …
Read More »Pika Fire Update, July 12, 2023
Yosemite Fire crews are using a confine and contain strategy utilizing natural barriers and trails. The fire has slow growth, with some isolated active pockets northwest of North Dome. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/pika-fire-update-july-12-2023.htm
Read More »Yosemite Fire Update for July 8, 2023
Yosemite Fire crews are scouting the fire to implement a confine and contain strategy utilizing natural barriers and trails. The fire has slow growth, with some isolated active pockets northwest of North Dome. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/yosemite-fire-update-for-july-8-2023.htm
Read More »Fire Season Declared, June 26, 2023
Yosemite National Park has declared fire season starting June 26, 2023 due to hotter and drier weather conditions. Fire season is officially enacted when fire danger rating indices for the park show Moderate for 3 consecutive days. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/fire-season-declared-june-26-2023.htm
Read More »Studhorse Prescribed Fire Continue in May 2023
Fire management is preparing to continue prescribed burning operations in the coming days on the Studhorse unit which is south of the Wawona Hotel. Previous firing operations took place mid to late April 2023 and burned approximately 90 acres of the 260 acre unit. Conditions permitting, ignitions plan to take …
Read More »Studhorse Prescribed Fire Ignited (2023)
Fire crews will begin ignitions on the 150 acre Studhorse unit south of the Wawona Hotel today, Wednesday, April 19, 2023. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/studhorse-prescribed-fire-ignited-2023.htm
Read More »Studhorse Prescribed Fire 2023
Yosemite Fire is assessing conditions to conduct prescribed burning operations in the Studhorse area (south of the Wawona Hotel) next week. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/studhorse202304.htm
Read More »Wildland Fire Use Projects Continue to Burn
Fire officials are continuing to monitor several lightening-caused fires in Yosemite National Park. Approximately nine fires are currently considered active in areas around the park, consisting of about 100 total acres. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/wildland-fire-use-projects-continue-to-burn.htm
Read More »Interagency Effort to Suppress Fire is Started in Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park officials have begun efforts to contain a new fire that started late in the afternoon today, Monday, August 21, 2006. The fire was estimated to be approximately 50 acres at around 3 pm and is located along the Ribbon Creek drainage between El Capitan and Ribbon Creek, …
Read More »Yosemite National Park Takes Fire Management Actions to Reduce Smoke
Fire managers in Yosemite National Park are making efforts to reduce smoke from multiple fires in the park. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/fire0826.htm
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