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Wildfire News

news about wildfires in Mariposa County, home of Yosemite National Park

Goliath Prescribed Burn (Prescribed Fire)

SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, Calif. June 9, 2016 – Dates have now been set for the Goliath Prescribed Burn in Redwood Canyon, located in Kings Canyon National Park. The prescribed burn is scheduled to take place on June 11 for approximately four to five days. Forecast models and …

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Dove Fire (Wildfire)

The Dove incident began June 7th, at approximately 12:24 pm on the Sierra National Forest. All available resources were sent to this incident. This includes; 12 engines, water tender, 2, type one hotshot Crews, 2 air tankers, 2 helicopters, SNF Air attack and 3 dozers. More resources have been called …

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Shf Lightning 6/6/2016 (Wildfire)

During the late evening hours on Sunday June 5, 2106 the Shasta-Trinity National Forest received approximately 200 lightning strikes. So far, a few fires on the Shasta-McCloud Unit have been discovered. Please standby, more information will be provided as soon as more details are

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Soda Fire (Wildfire)

The Soda Fire started at approximately 5:40 PM on June 4, 2016 in the Carrizo Plain National Monument in San Luis Obispo County. The fire is currently 2003 acres and is 80% contained. No structures are threatened. There are 120 firefighters on scene, who will continue to hold and improve …

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Coleman (Wildfire)

The Coleman Fire started at 2:33 PM on Saturday, June 4, west of King City on the boundary of Fort Hunter Liggett and Los Padres National Forest’s Monterey Ranger District. By 3:00 PM the fire was moving at a rapid rate of spread through grass and brush and grew to …

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