York Fire Incident

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Burned Area Emergency Response

Find out how Mojave National Preserve is managing the York Fire burn area

 

The York Fire was an interagency cooperative effort for managing the incident

NPS Photo / R. Almendinger

York Fire Incident 2023

The York Fire began on July 28th in the New York Mountain Range of the Mojave National Preserve

InciWeb

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News Releases

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Road and Other Closures

Check here to see how this incident may affect your visit to the preserve

 

Videos related to fire in the Mojave National Preserve

 

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  York Fire Operational Update August 3rd 2023

  Operations Section Chief Jamie Rickard gives an update on the York Fire for August 3rd, 2023.

  Duration:

  1 minute, 31 seconds

 

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  Impact of York Fire on the Iconic Desert Tortoise of Mojave

  Mike Burchett gives a quick briefing about the impact of the 2023 York Fire on the desert tortoise of Mojave National Preserve

  Duration:

  50.05 seconds

 

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  Fire in the Mojave Desert: A Landscape in Transition

  In the Mojave Desert, fires provide an opportunity for invasive plants to take root, which in turn leads to larger and more frequent fires. In Joshua Tree National Park, this cycle has resulted in fires of 5,000, 6,000, and 13,000 acres over the past few decades, and increasing acres of invasive grasses. The Dome Fire, in Mojave National Preserve, burned 43,000 acres and over a million Joshua trees in summer 2020. Will invasives take hold there as well, changing the ecosystem forever?

  Duration:

  3 minutes, 54 seconds