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The Ferguson Fire was a major wildfire in the Sierra National Forest, Stanislaus National Forest and Yosemite National Park in California in the United States. The fire was reported on July 13, 2018, burning 96,901 acres (392 km 2), before it was 100% contained on August 19, 2018.
The cause of the fire was referred to as a "human-start". [4] The fire caused evacuations of Wawona and impacted tourism and air quality in the Sierra National Forest and surrounding communities. The fire was fully contained and was put out on August 1 and burned a total area of 4,886 acres (1,977 ha). [1]
The Yosemite Firefall was a summertime event in which burning embers were pushed from Glacier Point in Yosemite National Park to the valley 3,000 feet (900 m) below. This event has been replaced by viewing Horsetail Fall on El Capitan in February, when the setting sun illuminates the waterfall and casts a warm, fiery glow resembling a cascade ...
The wildfire has been burning since July 7 near Mariposa Grove.
Here is an at-a-glance view of the fire burning in Mariposa County, near Yosemite National Park. ... Where did the Oak Fire start? The Oak Fire ignited about 2:10 p.m. Friday in rural Midpines ...
Wildfire burning in an area of park first protected by President Abraham Lincoln in 1864.
The Rim Fire was a massive wildfire that started in a remote canyon in the Stanislaus National Forest in California's Tuolumne County.The fire ignited on August 17, 2013, amid the 2013 California wildfire season, and burned 257,314 acres (402 sq mi; 104,131 ha; 1,041 km 2) in largely remote areas of the Sierra Nevada, including a large portion of Yosemite National Park.
Between 1872 and 1968, people would stoke a large fire atop Yosemite's Glacier Point late in the day then push the red-hot embers from the fire off a cliffside after nightfall to the amazement of ...