National Park Service LogoU.S. Department of the InteriorNational Park ServiceNational Park Service
National Park Service: U.S. Department of the InteriorNational Park Service Arrowhead
 
 
Making America's Best Idea Even Better
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National ParkA fire consumes ground fuels in a mixed conifer forest.
view map
text size:largestlargernormal
printer friendly
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park
Current Fires

Click on the fire name to read more information including its location and size. Pictures and maps are posted if they are available. Click here to read News Releases about Fire. (The links below take you away from this webpage. Use the "Back" button to return here.)

Information on this page is updated when there are significant changes to report.

 

Significant rain and snow at the higher elevations has extinguished fires throughout the parks.

Trail closures from prescribed fires are still in place from the Ella Prescribed Fire (a small segment of the South Boundary Trail, Grant Grove) and the Azalea Prescribed Fire (Azalea Trail, Grant Grove).

 


 
Toppled sequoia tree.  

Did You Know?
Sequoias get so large because they grow fast over a long lifetime. They live so long because they are resistant to many insects and diseases, and because they can survive most fires. Sequoias do have a weakness — a shallow root system. The main cause of death among mature sequoias is toppling.

Disclaimer Accessibility Privacy Policy FOIA Notices USA.gov

Last Updated: October 22, 2009 at 19:02 EST