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08/19/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/19/2022 16:35

Yosemite Fire Update, August 19, 2022

Date:
August 19, 2022

Location: between Red Creek and Illilouette Creek
Elevation: 7,800
Discover date: August 4, 2022
Size: 572 acres
Cause: Lightning
Fire history: burning in the 2001 Hoover fire footprint
Fire crews are assessing natural barriers (like granite) to confine and contain the fire
No threat to infrastructure
No trail closures

Location: northwest of Rodgers Canyon and southwest of Pleasant Valley
Elevation: 8,100
Discover date: August 8, 2022
Size: 73 acres
Cause: Lightning
Fire crews are assessing natural barriers (like granite) to confine and contain the fire
No threat to infrastructure.
A section of trail between Pate Valley and the Pacific Crest Trail is closed due to fire activity (map attached)