Tag: wildfire
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Yosemite Closed Indefinitely as Ferguson Fire Nears 120
Highway 120 and the Big Oak Flat entrance are now closed due to the Ferguson Fire. Only the Tioga Pass entrance is open to a limited section of the park. The fire has also jumped Highway 41 and is burning above and around the Glacier Point Road and continues to burn south along Highway 41…
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Junction Fire Update – Highway 41 Open
Good news for the residents of Oakhurst.
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Hunters Fire Update
The Hunters Fire is now over 1300 acres and 20% contained. The fire is progressing mainly southward with some east and west progression.
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Rim Fire Now Threatening Groveland, Cherry Lake, Lake Eleanor areas
The Rim Fire has burned over 60,000 acres and is continuing to burn unchecked. Last reports have the fire again spreading north, this time toward Cherry Lake and Lake Eleanor. More of our friends in Groveland have been evacuated as the fire moves west toward Pine Mountain Lake.
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Rim Fire Continues to Burn Out of Control; Highway 120 West Still Closed into Yosemite
The Rim Fire is continuing to burn out of control this morning causing massive evacuations along Highway 120 into Yosemite and threatening 2500 structures.
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Highway 140 Opening Tomorrow – Use Caution
Highway 140 will be open to all traffic starting tomorrow, Tuesday, August 30, at 6 am for eastbound traffic and 6:45 am for westbound traffic. Use extra caution–fire crews and vehicles may be present on the road.
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Summer Fires Already Burning Around Yosemite
This years early spring brought with it an unwelcome guest, an early fire season. This year the Sierra is extremely dry and already there are fires burning in and around Yosemite. The three fires listed below started the afternoon of May 18th when a monsoonal flow brought a mass of unstable air over the Sierra.…