There are now multiple active wildfires in Yosemite National Park. A Type 2 Incident Management Team, CA Interagency Incident Management Team 10, has arrived in Yosemite to assist with a potential increase in initial attack, logistical needs, and operations of these fires. Firefighter and public safety continue to be one of our main priorities.
Ranch Fire
Location: Across the canyon west of Rodgers fire
Discover date: September 6, 2022
Size: 1/10 acre
Cause: Lightning
Reported by aircraft and described as a single tree burning
Plan to transport firefighters today to respond
Alder Fire
Location: North of Alder Creek
Discover date: September 6, 2022
Size: 1/10 acre, 50% contained
Cause: Lightning
Aspen Fire
Location: Northeast of Aspen Valley
Elevation: 6,200 feet
Discover date: September 4, 2022
Size: 26 acres, 30% contained
Cause: under investigation
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: 6,056 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: 2,541 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: yfn wildfire
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
