Red Fire

The Red Fire was a wildfire that burned in Yosemite National Park as part of the 2022 California wildfire season.[1] The fire began on August 4, 2022 by a lightning strike and was fully out by late October. It burned 8,410 acres, much of that within the footprint of the 2001 Hoover Fire.[2]

A pyrocumulus cloud forms over Yosemite National Park from the Red Fire on August 30, 2022

Along with the Rodgers Fire, which was also caused by lightning and burned concurrently in the northern portion of the park, the Red Fire is being managed by Yosemite National Park for ecological resource benefits; both fires are partially corralled by natural barriers such as granite outcrops.[3] A third fire, the Aspen Fire, also burned in the park at the same time, in the footprint of the 2013 Rim Fire.[4][5]

The Incident Commander for the California Incident Management Team flies over the Red Fire in a helicopter on September 13, 2022.

Impacts

No structures were threatened or damanged by the fire, although some hiking trails in the region were temporarily closed for safety. Smoke from the fire at times caused unhealthy air quality levels within Yosemite Valley, the Central Valley, and other nearby areas.[6][7][8][9][10]

References
  1. "Red Incident Overview". InciWeb. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  2. https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident-information/caynp-red-fire
  3. Goldberg, Noah (September 1, 2022). "Two wildfires have burned more than 5,000 acres in Yosemite National Park". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  4. "Third Fire Ignites in Yosemite". Sierra News Online. September 5, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  5. "Aspen". InciWeb (Incident Information System). Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  6. Miller, Thaddeus (September 1, 2022). "Two wildfires burning near Yosemite, with smoke expected to increase in Yosemite Valley". The Fresno Bee. McClatchy. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  7. Garisson, Jessica (August 14, 2022). "Firefighters continue to battle Northern California wildfires amid hot, dry conditions". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  8. Graff, Amy (August 13, 2022). "California fire burns in backcountry of Yosemite as sweltering heat enters forecast". SFGate. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  9. "Lightning Caused Red Fire in Yosemite National Park Grows to 398 Acres". Sierra Sun Times. August 15, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
  10. "Fire Tracker: Red Fire Mariposa County". San Francisco Chronicles. Hearst. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
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