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Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park
Fire Stories

Fire stories give details that you might not read in a newspaper headline or hear in a television soundbite. These short stories put a "human face" on the people, the projects, and the science of fire management at Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks. While only covering a small percentage of what happens here, we hope the stories below will give you a taste of our program.

Operations:
The Tehipite Fire: A Lesson in Adaptive Management (2008)
Dillonwood Fire Exercise (2008)

Valley View Prescribed Fire Provides Community Protection (2007)
Wallspring Prescribed Fire Meets Multiple Goals (2007)
Following in the Footsteps of Prescribed Fire Pioneers (2006)
Firefighters Find Prehistoric Pottery During Prescribed Burn (2006)
Burning in Phases to Reduce Smoke (2005)
Busy Season at Grant Grove (2005)
Timing is Everything - Parks Pull-off Early-Spring Burn (2005)
Tharps - "A Model Prescribed Fire" (2004)
Operational Flexibility (2004)
Past Work is Paying Off (2002)
Protecting Communities in the Wildland Urban Interface (2002)

Education:
Fire Information Reaches Community During Hidden Fire (2008)
Studying the Past to Plan for the Future: Reflecting on 40 Years of Fire Management (2008)

Taking Fire Education on the Road (2006)
Campers Experience the Comb Fire (2005)
Park Hosts Gathering of Fire Communications Program (2004)
The Experience of a Lifetime (2002)

Personnel & Equipment:
New Fire Station for Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks (2006)
Brit Rosso Receives Paul Gleason "Lead by Example" Award (2006)
Big Shoes to Fill (2005)
Doing the Right Thing: Honoring a Fallen Firefighter (2004)
A New Fire Engine is Born (2004)

Science & Research:
Advantage in Timing: Cedar Bluffs Prescribed Fire (2009)
New Research Hopes to Expand Knowledge of Fire History (2008)
Using Science to "Cheat" Cheatgrass (2005)             

Low fire burns through a grove during a prescribed burn.  

Did You Know?
Fire is an essential part of Sierra forest ecology. Plants and animals have adapted to the periodic, low-intensity fires that naturally occur here. In fact, sequoias need fire to open their cones and release the seeds, and to leave cleared beds of ash where they sprout and grow best.

Last Updated: March 10, 2009 at 19:23 EST