RED FIRE
Location: between Red Creek and Illilouette Creek
Elevation: 7,800
Discover date: August 4, 2022
Size: 398 acres
Cause: Lightning
Fire history: burning in the 2001 Hoover fire footprint
Yosemite fire crews are assessing natural barriers (like granite) to confine and contain the fire.
No trail closures, no threat to infrastructure
https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8332/
RODGERS FIRE
Location: northwest of Rodgers Canyon and southwest of Pleasant Valley
Elevation: 8,100
Discover date: August 8, 2022
Size: 25 acres
Cause: Lightning
Yosemite fire crews are assessing natural barriers (like granite) to confine and contain the fire.
No trail closures, no threat to infrastructure
https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/8333/
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Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
