Pile Burning to Resume

The recent rain storms have provided opportunities to resume pile burning in Foresta and the larger vegetation debris piles in El Portal, Foresta and Wawona. If time allows, firefighters will also resume burning of vegetation piles at Hetch Hetchy. The recent wet weather has improved the air quality in the Wawona Northwest prescribed fire area. However, as the fire area dries out, smoke may again become visible from unburned islands within the fire perimeter. Firefighters will mop-up those areas of continuing heat to improve air quality within the community of Wawona.