Fire Update for August 7, 2024

Date:
August 7, 2024

Yosemite National Park continues to see sporadic thunderstorm activity and the weather forecast calls for temperatures well above average with low humidities through the end of the week. Yosemite Fire has responded to six fires since August 2nd; these fires are in high elevation wilderness and fire managers are assessing conditions and response. The Middle and Morrison fires have firefighters regularly providing updates on conditions and these two fires are being fully suppressed.

Yosemite National Park is a fire-adapted ecosystem. The overall strategy for all wildland fires is to provide for the safety of employees, the public, and to protect and enhance natural and cultural resources.

Location: Near the Middle Fork of the Tuolumne River, west of White Wolf
Discovery Date: August 4th, 2024
Size: 127 acres
Containment: 0%
Cause: Lightning

Morrison

Location: One mile north of Morrison Creek
Discovery Date: August 4th, 2024
Size: 0.5 acre
Containment: 0%
Cause: Lightning

Alder

Location: One half mile east of Alder Falls
Discovery Date: August 2nd, 2024
Size: 0.1 acre
Containment: 100%
Cause: Lightning

Echo

Location: North of Little Yosemite Valley above Echo Valley, near Merced Lake
Discovery Date: August 2nd, 2024
Size: 0.1 acre
Containment: 0%
Cause: Lightning

Forsyth

Location: Near Little Yosemite Valley in the 2014 Meadow Fire footprint
Discovery Date: August 2nd, 2024
Size: 0.1 acre
Containment: 0%
Cause: Lightning

Blue Jay

Location: In the footprint of the 2020 Blue Jay Fire, near White Wolf
Discovery Date: August 2nd, 2024
Size: 0.1 acre
Containment: 0%
Cause: Lightning

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