Yosemite FIre Update for September 5, 2022

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Yosemite FIre Update for September 5, 2022

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service on Sept. 5. It is reproduced in full below.

Aspen Fire

Location: Northeast of Aspen Valley

Elevation: 6,200 feet

Discover date: September 4, 2022

Size: 19 acres

Cause: under investigation

Being fully suppressed

Fire History: Burning in the 2013 Rim fire footprint

Burning in snags and whitethorn

No closures, no evacuations

Red Fire

Location: Between Red Creek and Illilouette Creek

Elevation: 7,800 feet

Discover date: August 4, 2022

Size: 5,518 acres

Cause: Lightning

Fire History: Burning in the 2001 Hoover fire footprint

Burning in red fir, lodge pole 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

Rodgers Fire

Location: Northwest of Rodgers Canyon and southwest of Pleasant Valley

Elevation: 8,100 feet

Discover date: August 8, 2022

Size: 2,368 acres

Cause: Lightning

No recent fire history

Burning in mixed conifer and red fir litter, and dead and down logs. Activity is on the north, southeast, and southwest corners

A segment of trail in Rodgers Canyon from Neall Lake to the junction with Table Lake is temporarily closed due to fire activity

More Information

* Smoke outlook

* Yosemite Public Information Map

Tags: wildfire yfn

Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service

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