2016 Fire and Smoke Impact Reports / Maps

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2016 Fire and Smoke Impact Reports / Maps

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Here we go, let's hope there will not be many of these this year.

Chimney Fire: PCT closed between Hwy 178 and Kennedy Meadows.

http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4757/
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I heard this might be mostly contained already. Don't see much from Ridgecrest currently (unlike yesterday).

But , seems to conflict with the %10 on report.

Hoping for the best!
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Fire has increased to 1,826 acres, and is 33% contained.
http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4757/
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2016 Sierra Nevada Fire/Smoke Maps & Reports

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The CAL FIRE map below displays general locations of major fires burning in the High Sierra Nevada and throughout the state of California. Fire locations are approximate.



Archive Maps from Previous Years


Other useful resources:

http://californiasmokeinfo.blogspot.com/

https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/?p ... 6447125049

http://wxshift.com/news/us-wildfires-one-map
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Re: 2016 Real-time Sierra Nevada Fire Map

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Great information! Thank you
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Marina Fire (Lee Vining) 6/24

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Here's a pic I took of the Marina Fire this morning when I was driving north on 395. I think I was one of the last people they let through before they shut down the Highway.
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Has grown to 350 acres.
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How/will this affect people trying to get into Tuolumne Meadows? I'm supposed to start the 30th. Hopefully this will get contained soon!
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cfudge wrote:How/will this affect people trying to get into Tuolumne Meadows? I'm supposed to start the 30th. Hopefully this will get contained soon!
Cornelius-

No way of knowing. I would suggest you monitor the link that Maverick provided:
http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4809/

Unfortunately, it has now grown to 600 acres.

And I agree with you, I hope it is contained soon!

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