Incident Management Team said hundreds of giant sequoia trees have likely been killed in the fire, then revised their statement
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Continue readingFirefighters on the KNP Complex of fires working to contain slop overs across Generals Highway
The fire in Sequoia National Park has burned more than 81,000 acres in California
Continue readingKNP Complex of fires crosses Generals Highway east of Wilsonia, California
Burns most of the Redwood Mountain Grove, the largest grove of giant sequoia trees on earth.
Continue readingLarge firing operations underway on KNP Complex of fires
Sequoia National Park in California
Continue readingSmokejumpers are climbing giant sequoia trees on the Windy Fire
The blaze has burned more than 92,000 acres in California
Continue readingFirefighters climb giant sequoias on the Windy Fire
The blaze has burned more than 92,000 acres in California.
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Continue readingKNP Complex of fires approaches 50,000 acres
1:30 p.m. PDT Sept. 30, 2021
KNP Complex of fires, posted Sept. 28, 2021 by IMT.The KNP Complex of fires in Sequoia National Park in Southern California has grown to 49,349 acres.
In a Thursday morning briefing Operations Section Chief Trainee Clint Remington said the fire on the south side of the Middle Fork is backing down closer to the bottom of the drainage. If it crosses, it could run uphill toward the Giant Forest, one of the larger groves of giant sequoia trees in the park. Firefighters have spent weeks prepping this and other groves, removing fuels, clearing around structures, and installing hose lays.
The fireline between the Giant Forest and Lodgepole has received a lot of attention in recent days and is considered secure and contained, but there is a lot of work left to do on the northwest side of the fire, northwest of Red Fir and west of the Generals Highway.
The west side of the fire where it has moved into lighter fuels, including brush, is looking good, Mr. Remington said.
KNP Complex of fires map, 1:30 a.m. PDT Sept. 30, 2021. By Incident Management Team.Four sentenced and ordered to pay $40 million for starting the 2017 Pier Fire
The blaze burned more than 36,000 acres in Giant Sequoia National Monument and Sequoia National Forest in California
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