Crews Make Progress On Yosemites Ten Wildfires – MyMotherLode.com

Some of the ten Yosemite National Park wildfires ignited in this month 9-15-22

Yosemite, CA Yosemite fire crews have extinguished or contained three of the ten wildfires that were ignited in the park this month.

Yosemite National Park Fire officials report that since September 5th, fire, aviation, and partner resources have responded to multiple new lightning strikes in the park. They added, No closures or evacuations are associated with these incidents at this time. All are or were less than 1/4 acre and have been contained or are being suppressed unless otherwise noted (below). Overall, fire conditions in the higher elevations have moderated in the last week, although fuels remain extremely dry.

To view the smoke outlook for the Red and Rodgers Fires, click here. Park officials released the below-updated fire activity on the ten fires:

RODGERS FIRELocation: Northwest of Rodgers Canyon and southwest of Pleasant ValleyElevation: 8,100Discover date: August 8, 2022Size: 2,774Cause: LightningTotal personnel: 15No recent fire history; burning in mixed conifer and red fir litter, and dead and down logs. A segment of trail in RodgersCanyon from Neall Lake to the junction with Table Lake is temporarily closed due to fire activity. A slight increase inactivity was observed yesterday due to drier conditions.

RED FIRELocation: Between Red Creek and Illilouette CreekElevation: 7,800Discover date: August 4, 2022Size: 8,383 acresCause: LightningTotal personnel: 224Fire History: Burning in the 2001 Hoover Fire footprint in red fir, lodgepole pine litter. Trail closures exist on segmentsheading out the Illilouette drainage from Glacier Point area to Merced Pass Lake. Some isolated pockets of heat remain, especially on the southeastern edge, and crews remain on scene to check the fires progress along Lookout Ridge.

ASPEN FIRELocation: Northeast of Aspen ValleyElevation: 6,200Discover date: September 4, 2022Size: 26 acres, 100% contained and in patrol statusCause: under investigationFully suppressed, patrol statusFire History: Burned within the 2013 Rim Fire footprint in snags and whitethorn. With drier weather, some isolatedsmokes from the interior of the fire were observed yesterday, but the fire remains well contained.

CHIQUITO FIRE patrol statusLocation: Chiquito Pass/Chain Lakes area, near the parks southeast boundaryElevation: 9100Discover Date: September 10, 2022

TURNER FIRE patrol statusLocation: east of Alder Falls, along Turner Ridge, northeast of the Wawona Road above Alder CreekElevation: 6700Discover Date: September 10, 2022

EMPIRE FIRE crew on scene, working on containment.Location: near Empire Meadows, Badger Pass areaElevation: 6500Discover Date: September 10, 2022Size: acre

WOLF FIRE outLocation: Along Tioga Road, east of White WolfElevation: 8000Discover Date: September 10, 2022OBELISK FIRE patrol statusLocation: East of Starr King Meadow/ west of Lake Obelisk/Mt. ClarkElevation: 9,750Discover date: September 9, 2022

RANCH FIRE outLocation: Northeast of Hetch Hetchy ReservoirElevation: 4,000Discover date: September 7, 2022

ALDER FIRE patrol statusLocation: North of Alder Creek, northwest of WawonaDiscover date: September 5, 2022

Written by Tracey Petersen.

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