167 acres per SOPS. Active fire behavior, isolated torching and short range spotting.
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Edit I stand corrected
OES Intel 12, Aug 12th on the #RedFire, Yosemite National Park. Fire is mapped at 167 acres at 18:04 hours.
Interesting because Yosemite Fire and Aviation is estimating 50 acres and Scott Gediman put out 30 acres
Fire In Yosemite Fire In Yosemite | myMotherLode.com
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I see that on the flight tracker now. I will correct my post, thanks.
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I thought that was the Dixie
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Peak tourist season for Yosemite and smoked out again: āManaged for the benefit of natural and cultural resourcesā
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Seriously?
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I thought it was the tamarack, or the Creek, or whatever fire some internet incident commander mentioned in a Facebook post.
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Park Service has this map but itās low on landmark details: (you can zoom in)
https://nps.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=6e3a51b65876485ea1f63c377a57b7f3
Then Caltopo has this with landmarks and features:
https://caltopo.com/map.html#ll=37.66192,-119.45992&z=13&b=t&o=f16a%2Cr&n=1,0.25&a=mba%2Cfire%2Cmodis_mp
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Tamarack. dixie was SRA they almost had dixie in IA but drone grounded aircraft early and a spot across caused everything else really. Creek was bad access and they had issues getting into it. Tamarack was monitored due to its location being in steep rock and it was deemed unsafe to put crews on the ground in the orgin.
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#RedFire #YosemiteNationalPark. Map shows MODIS/VIIRS satellite heat detections. Map also has 20+ #GIS layers you can turn on/off/restack. For help see 2 links upper left corner. #Yosemite
Open #GISsurfer map: bit.ly/3dubDP2
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So much Iād like to say here but I donāt post my opinions 
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I get the sense from many that they want the NPS to be punished for something, and I donāt understand why or what.
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Smoke? In the Sierras in summer? Reality.
If tourists donāt want that go to Disneyland.
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Thatās interesting - this wasnāt on my radar. I was south of the area (in Sequoia NP) on August 4 and can confirm there was a fair amount of lightning during the day (I could hear the crackles on the radio) followed by a good overnight soaking. This was the same monsoon that wiped out Death Valley. I was unaware that system had started any fires.
Iāve hiked (cross-country) and camped within the area of this burn. Itās choked with brush and a maze of fallen trees on the ground, as you can see in some of the photos and video. Under normal conditions, this burn would be considered beneficial, at least so far, knock on wood.
Itās hemmed in by granite to the E and SE and thereās another couple walls slightly to the N. As long as it doesnāt jump Illilouette Creek, that would complete a manageable containment zone. Fingers crossed on this one. When Glacier Point Road reopens in 2024 it could make for some easier hiking.
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#Redfire has grown to 167 acres and was active yesterday while burning through pockets of fuels from the 2001 Hoover fire (fuels being anything that can burn- leaves, twigs, grasses, trees). Fire behavior has diminished today as the fire moved into different fuel (red fir timber stand).
NPS photo showing flames from the lightning caused Red fire.
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Thanks for your great work. Thatās a really interesting shot. So thatās what Iāve been walking through. It took me a moment to figure it out. To the east of the fire, the darker spots that look like lakes are the shadows from the higher peaks. Water is fairly scarce in that area, even in a good year.
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