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Yellowstone National Park
Alder Fire Report
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Alder Fire Information

Started:
5 August
/ Out: 13 August

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The Alder fire was started by lightning and was 0.1 acres in size
Fire in Yellowstone Pineland in 1988  

Did You Know?
The 1988 fires affected 793,880 acres or 36 percent of the park. Five fires burned into the park that year from adjacent public lands. The largest, the North Fork Fire, started from a discarded cigarette. It burned more than 410,000 acres.

Last Updated: June 19, 2007 at 13:53 EST