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Yellowstone National Park
Wildland Fire



2009 Fires
Click on fire name for more information and maps
ID Name Cause Start Status Size
0920 Arnica lightning 9/13 active 10,700 ac
0919 Chaw Pass lightning 9/22 active 0.25 ac
0918 Ram human 9/17 out 9/18 0.25 ac
0917 Rainbow lightning 9/14 active 15 ac
0916 Rock lightning 9/05 out 10/1 0.1 ac
0915 Meridian lightning 8/30 out 10/1 0.25 ac
0914 Lookout lightning 8/30 out 10/1 0.25ac
0913 Washburn lightning 8/30 out 10/1 0.1 ac
0912 Butte lightning 8/30 active 180 ac
0911 Rescue human 8/29 out 9/10 0.1 ac
0910 Pocket lightning 8/12 out 10/1 0.1 ac
0909 Fern human 8/4 out 8/4 0.1 ac
0908 Thumb lightning 8/3 out 8/10 0.1 ac
0907 Corral lightning 8/2 out 8/10 0.1 ac
0906 Cascade lightning 7/26 out 9/10 0.1 ac
0905 Moss lightning 7/25 out 9/10 0.25 ac
0904 Druid lightning 7/20 out 9/10 0.4 ac
0903 Northshore lightning 7/13 out 7/15 0.1 ac
0902 Independence lightning 7/04 out 7/05 0.1 ac
0901 Pebble lightning 5/30 out 6/24 0.1 ac



The Wildland Fire Program has two goals:

1. To suppress wildfires that are human-caused or that threaten people, property or resource values.

2. To ensure that naturally ignited wildland fires may burn freely as an ecosystem process.

Achievement of these goals involves maintaining fire readiness, reducing hazardous fuel loads, monitoring natural ignitions, and researching the effects of fire on Yellowstone's ecosystems.

To accomplish these tasks the Wildland Fire Program has several crews: Helitack, Suppression, Fire Monitors, and Fire Effects. In these web pages you will find information on the various parts of our program. Additionally we offer a current wildland Fire Report, information on Fire Ecology, the techniques of Prescribed Fire and Fire Suppression, and References and Links to wildland fire information.


The Teton Fire page provides additional info about other fires burning in the Greater Yellowstone Basin.

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For Questions about Fires and Visitations, please contact: Visitor Services.
Fishing Bridge.  

Did You Know?
You cannot fish from Fishing Bridge. Until 1973 this was a very popular fishing location since the bridge crossed the Yellowstone River above a cutthroat trout spawning area. It is now a popular place to observe fish.

Last Updated: October 06, 2009 at 14:14 EST