Re: Historical Fire Dates?

My wife was asking me on our recent trip when the fire was that burned along Highway 41 between tunnel view and Wawona. I'm sure everyone knows about it, you can still see the skeletons of the trees, they've been there for decades. I feel like it's been over 25 years, does anyone know the exact date and the name of that fire?

Also, what was the name of the fire that burned near fish camp? That looks more recent.

Most likely you're seeing the impacts of the Fergusson Fire (2018) (Wawona to Chinquapin) and the Railroad Fire (2017) (Fish Camp/Bass Lake).

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basilbop
Most likely you're seeing the impacts of the Fergusson Fire (2018) (Wawona to Chinquapin) and the Railroad Fire (2017) (Fish Camp/Bass Lake).

It can't be 2018. Those dead trees have been standing there for at least 15 to 20 years. Maybe somebody else knows. It's before you get to the turn off for glacier point coming from the valley.

Edit: I found the date, it was 1990. I remember that Foresta was almost completely almost destroyed. That led me to this page: https://www.yosemitefun.com/foresta.htm



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And this article: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-08-10-mn-155-story.html

I remember that fire well. We had reservations for Upper Pines and didn't know if the park was going to be closed when we were going to be there.

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parklover
I remember that fire well. We had reservations for Upper Pines and didn't know if the park was going to be closed when we were going to be there.

It appears that area burned in 1990 (or '91, I found conflicting info) and again in 2018.

Maybe firemappers' history part answers your question:
https://napsg.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6dc469279760492d802c7ba6db45ff0e

If you click on the ... near fire history, you can change the transparency which may make it easier to see the boundaries. Similarly changing the basemap can help.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/15/2023 05:18PM by recycling1991.