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Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park
Resource and Fire Status
 


Park Resource Status

Available

Unavailable

Committed

Days Off

H-552

 

O/S

 

 

Crew 6, Arrowhead IHC

 

O/S

 

 

Crew 9

 

O/S

 

 

Crew 91

 

O/S

 

 

E-51, Wildland Engine

 

O/S

 

 

E-72, Wildland Engine

 

O/S

 

 

E-61, Structural Engine

 

O/S

 

 

E-71, Structural Engine

 

O/S

 

 

E-52, Structural Engine

 

O/S

 

 

E-41, Wildland Engine

 

O/S

 

 

*X = Available Local Mutual Aid
**X = In Park Only
Otherwise, Available Nationally

 

 

 

 



 

24 Hour Wildland Fire Update
Number of Person Caused Fires: 4
Person Caused Acres: 8
Number of Lightning Caused Fires: 7
Lightning Caused Acres: 704
Uncontrolled Fires by Size Class: 
A:      B:      C:     D:    E:     F:    G:    

Wildland and Prescribed Fire Status Fire Number
Note:  Rx = Prescribed Fire, WF = Wildfire  

Currently Active Fires for 2009

 

Number

Name of Fire

Fire Type

Start Date

Acres

Latitude

Longitude

CA-KNP-0034

Parkwide Pile Burning

RX

Seasonal

5 (new)

Park Wide

Park Wide

CA-KNP-0014

Horse

WF

7/19/09

700

36* 23 14

118* 38 43

CA-KNP-0020

Quarry West

RX

10/12/09

49

36* 35 17

118* 45 02

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Total number of active fires from above chart: 3

Total number of acres involved from above chart: 754

 
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Did You Know?
Sequoia and Kings Canyon suffer from one of the worst air-pollution problems of any national park! Pollution — particularly ozone — from the Central Valley and the Bay Area is carried up into these mountains by warm winds. It challenges all of us everywhere to clear the air!

Last Updated: November 23, 2009 at 12:37 EST