Wildfire News

The San Gorgonio Fire is about 10 acres in size and is located northeast of San Gorgonio Mountain in the Fish Creek Drainage. It was reported just before midnight on May 5, 2015. The cause is under investigation and there is no threat to any communities, campsites or trails at …

Yesterday evening, April 20th, 2015, the “Sixteen Fire” was discovered in a lightning-struck tree three miles south of Johnsondale on the Western Divide Ranger District in Giant Sequoia National Monument, Sequoia National Forest. Approximately 75 feet x 150 feet is burning along the ground beneath the 150 foot dead tree …

Earlier today, the Kennedy Fire was discovered in a lightning-struck tree with ground fire below it burning in manzanita and timber litter on the Hume Lake Ranger District in Giant Sequoia National Monument, Sequoia National Forest. The Fire is about 100 x 25 feet in size and located near Kennedy …

Firefighters are making good progress and the Ward fire is now 40% contained. It is approximately 195 acres, located near Ward Creek in Genesee Valley (T25N, R11E, Section 12), about 10 air-miles southeast of Taylorsville, CA. A spot fire is burning immediately next to the main fire on the east …

SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, Calif. April 4, 2015– At approximately 1:30 pm on April 4, 2015, a wildfire was reported at the Potwisha Grade in Sequoia National Park.Within 45 minutes, the fire grew to over 7 acres in size. As of 6:00 pm, after the fire was reassessed, …

Yosemite National Park is planning a prescribed fire in the Wawona area, near the South Entrance. The fire is planned for tomorrow, Thursday, February 26, 2015 and will include 533 acres. The first segment of the burn will consist of 60 acres. The completion of the remaining 473 acres will …

The park will continue the second phase of a prescribed fire in the Wawona area, near the South Entrance, Thursday, March 19.

On the afternoon of February 24, 2015, firefighters from the Shasta-Trinity National Forest responded to a wildfire on private land in Siskiyou County in an area approximately 18 miles northeast of McCloud, just south of Horse Peak. The fire started on private land during a prescribed fire operation to reduce …

The Shasta-Trinity National Forest is planning multiple prescribed burns for the week of March 23-27, 2015 on different units around the forest including: · Project Name: Ney Spring · Agency Contact: Josiah Obst, 530-926-9649 · Descriptive Location: T39N, 4W, Sec. 9 · Type of burn: Hand Pile Burn · Total …

Kern River Ranger District Fire Management personnel have implemented hazardous fuel reduction projects on three mountaintops surrounding the Kern River Valley. Two of the projects, initiated in 2013, are in the second phase. The projects are located in the mountains of Greenhorn, Piutes and Breckenridge. All projects are on forest …

At approximately 2:20 pm today, Tuesday, March 24, 2015, the Lomar Fire was reported. The location of the smoke was reported in the Piute Mountains, (south of Lake Isabella) near Piute Mountain and Jawbone Canyon Roads. Forest Service and Kern County fire suppression personnel responded. First on scene was Helicopter …

The park will continue the second phase of a prescribed fire in the Wawona area, near the South Entrance, Thursday, March 19.

Fall Burns Planned to Reduce Hazardous Fuels and Improve Forest Health Although still engaged in the latter portion of the 2014 fire season, the Klamath National Forest would like our cooperators and public to know we are beginning preparations for fall prescribed burning. The 2014 fire season provided significant firefighting …