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Rodgers Fire
- Location: Northwest of Rodgers Canyon and southwest of Pleasant Valley
- Elevation: 8,100 feet
- Discover date: August 8, 2022
- Size: 2,718 acres
- Cause: Lightning
- Total personnel: 45
- No recent fire history
- Trail closure: A segment of trail in Rodgers Canyon from Neall Lake to the junction with Table Lake is temporarily closed due to fire activity.
Burning in mixed conifer and red fir litter, and dead and down logs. The fire continues to show activity in Register Creek as it backs southwest toward the Tuolumne River.
Red Fire
- Location: Between Red Creek and Illilouette Creek
- Elevation: 7,800 feet
- Discover date: August 4, 2022
- Size: 7,823 acres
- Cause: Lightning
- Total personnel: 225
- Fire History: Burning in the 2001 Hoover Fire footprint: burning in red fir, lodgepole pine litter.
- Trail closures: Trail closures on segments heading out the Illilouette drainage from Glacier Point area to Merced Pass Lake.
The Red Fire continues to be most active on its southwest edge, along Lookout Ridge.
Aspen Fire
- Location: Northeast of Aspen Valley
- Elevation: 6,200 feet
- Discover date: September 4, 2022
- Size: 26 acres
- Cause: Under investigation
- Fire History: Burned within the 2013 Rim Fire footprint in snags and whitethorn
- No closures, no evacuations.
This fire is fully suppressed and in patrol status.
In the past week, Yosemite Fire and Aviation and partners have responded to multiple new lightning strikes in the park. No closures or evacuations are associated with these incidents at this time. All are/were less than 1/10th acre and have been contained or are being suppressed. More lightning is anticipated in the park today, and it’s likely that more strikes will be detected.
Chiquito Fire
- Location: Chiquito Pass/Chain Lakes area, near the park’s southeast boundary
- Elevation: 9,100 feet
- Discover date: September 10, 2022
Turner Fire
- Location: east of Alder Falls, along Turner Ridge, northeast of the Wawona Road above Alder Creek
- Elevation: 6,700 feet
- Discover date: September 10, 2022
Empire Fire
- Location: near Empire Meadows, Badger Pass area
- Elevation: 6,500 feet
- Discover date: September 10, 2022
Lukens Fire
- Location: near Lukens Lake Trailhead along the Tioga Road.
- Elevation: 8,000 feet
- Discover date: September 10, 2022
Wolf Fire
- Location: Along Tioga Road, east of White Wolf
- Elevation: 8,000 feet
- Discover date: September 10, 2022
Obelisk Fire
- Location: East of Starr King Meadow/ west of Lake Obelisk/Mt. Clark
- Elevation: 9,750 feet
- Discover date: September 9, 2022
Ranch Fire
- Location: Northeast of Hetch Hetchy Reservoir
- Elevation: 4,000 feet
- Discover date: September 7, 2022
Alder Fire
- Location: North of Alder Creek, northwest of Wawona
- Discover date: September 5, 2022
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Last updated: September 12, 2022