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State of Emergency Declared for Yosemite Area
“Acting Governor John Garamendi has proclaimed a state of emergency for Mariposa County due to a large wildfire burning near Yosemite National Park, according to state officials. The fire has burned 3,506 acres, threatened homes and forced the evacuation of about 500 residents, said Yosemite National Parkspokesman Scott Gediman. The emergency proclamation orders all state…
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Big Meadow Fire Information Meeting Aug 31st
There will be an meeting for updates about the Big Meadow Fire on August 31. This meeting will be at the El Portal Elementary School at 6:30.
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Big Meadow Fire Update 8-29-2009 – Evacuations and Road Closures
Here’s the word from the last NPS release on the Big Meadow Fire. Currently the fire is over 3506 acres. Old El Portal, Yosemite View Lodge were evacuated last night. Crane Flat and Tamarack Flat campground are closed. Road Closures: The Big Oak Flat Road into Yosemite Valley from Crane Flat to the junction with…
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Pretty Cool Ride
An United States Search and Rescue van seen in Yosemite National Park. Photo by Patrick. I didn’t know there was a United States Search and Rescue. I wonder if this is a post 9/11 thing. Either way, pretty cool van. Imagine taking the family camping in that thing. Does YOSAR (Yosemite Search and Rescue) still…
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Smoke Clogging Yosemite Valley – Air Unhealthy
Smoke from the Big Meadow fire is clogging the Valley again and is considered unhealthy for sensitive groups. It’s not so bad lower down but there’s a thick layer hanging about. If you have any kind of breathing problems you might want to think twice about heading into the Valley. Visibility is severely impeded as…
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What’s the Real Story Here?
So yesterday I got 2 emails and 3 twitters about evacutaions in El Portal. Being the responsible, not yelling fire in a crowded theater person I am, I naturally called the National Park Service fire information line. I mean, hey, it was their bar b que. I was told by the person staffing the line…
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Big Meadow Fire Smoldering?
From the webcam view on Turtleback Dome it doesn’t appear there has been much growth and the fire in fact, looks to be smoldering. Hopefully all the great men and women who came to help fight the fire and the higher humidity overnight have got this monster beat.
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Pulled – How the Big Meadow Fire Got It’s Start Video
So yesterday I posted a video called about the Big Meadow Fire that showed the NPS fire crews setting the fire then the fire getting out of control an d finally the fight to put out the fire. Hopefully enough of you got to see the video because if you return to the post (https://yosemiteblog.com/2009/08/28/how-the-big-meadow-fire-got-its-start-video/)…
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@TheYosemiteBlog Twitters for 2009-08-28
Good morning and thanks for following @TheYosemiteBlog! Happy Friday! # Be sure to visit http://www.yosemiteblog.com for the latest on the fire and road closure in Yosemite. # Ahwahnee opening this afternoon at 4 p.m. NPS says. http://bit.ly/sInDe # CA Follows @DiscoverNorCal @Stockton_CVB @visitlodi @VisaliaCVB @VisitCarlsbad @yosemiter_com RT @BigBlendMag @localMoSAC (via @LocalMoSAC) # Cool tweeters! Friday…
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How the Big Meadow Fire Got It’s Start (video)
Someone on NPS Fire happened to have a video camera the day they were setting the Big Meadow Fire and later efforts to get the fire back under control. Or at least it looks like that’s what’s happening. There’s no time stamp or audio on the video so it’s hard to tell. Pretty cool video…