NPS Firefighters and Special Agents are asking for the public’s help to identify those responsible for igniting a fire in Ahwahnee Meadow on the night of July 15, 2020 in Yosemite National Park. https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1563/yose-ahwahnee-meadow-fire-07152020.htm
Read More »Fire Update, July 1, 2021
Yosemite National Park experienced multiple lightning strikes igniting wildfires June 29-30, 2021. Park management is still determining the total number and location of fires to prioritize fire management actions. At this time thirteen fires have been detected. Yosemite National Park is a fire adapted ecosystem. The strategy for all fires is …
Read More »Fire Update, July 16, 2021
On Monday, June 28, 2021, through July 2, thunderstorms developed over Yosemite National Park, creating lightning that ignited 19 fires. Fire managers have been assessing all fires for an appropriate response.
Read More »Fire Update, July 22, 2021
As of June 28th Yosemite has had 21 lightning ignited fires and one human caused fire. On July 19th, a new fire was discovered in the Illilouette drainage. This fire is burning in the 2001 Hoover fire footprint. Crews are on scene constructing handline and using 3 helicopters to slow …
Read More »Fire Update, July 27, 2021
As of June 28th Yosemite, has had 22 fires started by lightning and six human caused fires for the 2021 fire season. Management has taken on a mix of strategies to suppress, monitor or maintain these fires throughout Yosemite's naturally fire-adapted ecosystem.
Read More »Fire Update, August 2, 2021
As of August 1, 2021, Yosemite has had 35 fires started by lightning and 11 human-caused fires for the 2021 calendar year. Fire management has taken on a mix of strategies to suppress, monitor, or maintain these fires throughout Yosemite's naturally fire-adapted ecosystem. On July 31, lightning storms caused multiple fires, located primarily in the Mather …
Read More »Fire Update, August 4, 2021
As of August 4th, 2021, Yosemite has had 39 fires started by lightning and 11 human-caused fires for the 2021 calendar year.
Read More »Fire Update, August 20, 2021
As of August 19th, Yosemite has had 43 fires started by lightning and 11 human-caused fires for the 2021 calendar year. The park is utilizing a mix of strategies to suppress, monitor, or contain these fires throughout Yosemite's fire-adapted ecosystems. Currently there are four active fires, and these have all been contained or in the process of …
Read More »Yosemite Fire Restrictions in Effect
Effective immediately, due to high fire danger and enhanced risk to the public, employees, and first responders, Yosemite National Park is enacting park-wide fire restrictions below 8,000 feet of elevation to reduce the threat of human-caused wildfires.
Read More »One Year After PG&E Left Bankruptcy, Spending By The Fire Victim Trust Remains A Mystery
It’s been a year since Pacific Gas and Electric Company left Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. That exit deal included a promised $ 13.5 billion settlement to pay victims of wildfires that were caused by the company’s equipment. The deal represented a milestone to fire survivors, PG&E interim CEO Bill Smith …
Read More »Newsom Misled The Public About Wildfire Prevention Efforts Ahead Of Worst Fire Season On Record
On Gavin Newsom’s first full day in office, Jan. 8, 2019, the newly elected governor stood before the cameras, clad in jeans and sneakers and surrounded by emergency responders, and declared war on wildfires. “Everybody has had enough,” the governor said, announcing he’d signed a sweeping executive order overhauling the …
Read More »Storytelling Project Collects Accounts Of Devastating Creek Fire
In the wake of the damage that last year’s Creek Fire brought to the Central Sierra, an effort is underway to keep the fire from claiming yet another casualty, that of memory. The Creek Fire Storytelling Project is a campaign by the Central Sierra Resiliency Fund to document and preserve …
Read More »‘It’s Just Hard To Take’ – Kerman Beekeeper Loses Hundreds Of Hives In Creek Fire
A cup of coffee in one hand, David Blair rolls up the garage door to his warehouse and points out a few remaining 55-gallon barrels filled with honey. “We send it off to Sue Bee as soon as we can. We don’t really store it here,” says the third generation …
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