Tag Archives: Prescribed

Yosemite National Park is planning a 1,447 acre prescribed fire in the southwestern portion of the park near Yosemite West. The burn is projected to start the week of April 28, depending upon weather conditions. Ignition will take approximately five days with active burning, and about two weeks to monitor …

Yosemite National Park Fire Managers have rescheduled a prescribed fire in the Bishop Creek area for early May. The prescribed fire, originally scheduled for the end of April, is postponed because of forecasted rain in the area. Yosemite is expecting up to one inch of rain throughout the park. Ignition …

Yosemite National Park Fire Managers are planning a prescribed fire in Yosemite Valley in the Taft Toe Area. The burn will start in mid-October and is dependent on weather conditions. Although it is a dry year, Yosemite Valley recently received one inch of rain, and Taft Toe burn area fuel …

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 …

Yosemite National Park Fire Managers are planning a series of prescribed fires in the park. The prescribed burns would start in mid-October however they are dependent on weather and fuel conditions. Shorter days and cooler temperatures provide fire managers optimal prescribed burning conditions. https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/rxfirefall15.htm

Fire Scheduled To Occur On or Before October 28, 2015 https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/news/prescribed-fire-planned-in-yosemite-national-park-102215.htm

All current fires within Yosemite National Park are 100% contained. From Tuesday, October 19 through Wednesday, October 20, fire crews will be burning piles to mitigate remaining fuels from the suppression efforts along Tioga Road in the footprint of the Lukens/County Line Fires. From Thursday, October 21 through Saturday, October 23 fire …

Ignitions Have Started for Deadwood Prescribed Burn SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. November 10, 2016 – Following a successful test burn this morning, and a determination by the burn boss and fire management staff, the Deadwood Prescribed Burn has started in Sequoia National Park. Ignitions will continue for four to five …

Tuesday, November 8, Plumas National Forest (PNF) will conduct a prescribed burn near Paradise Lake, CA. The burn will be a controlled ignition of the Paradise Lake project landing piles. Depending on weather conditions, piles may be burned on other days as well. After merchantable materials are removed and brush …

SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. October 7, 2016 – Following a conditions assessment by park fire ecologists and firefighters, dates have been confirmed for the Dorst Prescribed Burn in Sequoia National Park. Ignitions on the prescribed burn will begin on Monday, October 10, and continue for 2 to 3 days. Weather …

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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 …

Crews finished burning for today and will continue to monitor the