Red Fire
Location: Between Red Creek and Illilouette Creek, burning in the 2001 Hoover fire footprint
Elevation: 7,800 feet
Discover date: August 4, 2022
Size: 3,558 acres
Cause: Lightning
Burning in red fir and lodgepole pine litter. Most activity on the southwest
Trail closures on segments heading out the Illilouette drainage from Glacier Point area to Merced Pass Lake is temporarily closed due to fire activity
Fire behavior is moderate with backing, flanking, isolated single-tree torching, and short range spotting
Rodgers Fire
Location: Northwest of Rodgers Canyon and southwest of Pleasant Valley
Elevation: 8,100 feet
Discover date: August 8, 2022
Size: 1,644 acres
Cause: Lightning
No recent fire history
Burning in mixed conifer and red fir litter, and dead and down logs. Activity is on the northeast corner
A segment of trail in Rodgers Canyon from Neall Lake to the junction with Table Lake is temporarily closed due to fire activity
Fire behavior and growth has been minimal.
Original source can be found here.
