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Avalanche Fire
SEQUOIA & KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, CA
Wildland Fire
Started on or about
07/24/2008
Status as of
08/16/2008
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Location
East of Palmer Mountain- Kings Canyon National Park (CA)
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Estimated Containment Date
unknown
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Updates on Fire
The Avalanche Fire is one acre.
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Overview
The Avalanche Fire has been detected three-quarters of a mile east of Palmer Mountain in Kings Canyon National Park. It is one-quarter of an acre in size and burning in red fir at approximately 9,850 feet in elevation. Because of its remote, wilderness location, this fire will be monitored. It has a moderate potential for growth.
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Strategy
Routine monitoring
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Vegetation Affected
Red fir
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Benefits of the Burn
Fire shapes the beauty of the Sierra Nevada wilderness just like rain or snow. Prior to suppression policies, fires ignited in the summer months by lightning storms would burn throughout the late summer and fall in the Sierra Nevada. These fires would slowly smolder with the cooler and shorter days and eventually be extinguished by rain or snow.
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Values to be Protected
None
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Contact Information
Deb Schweizer, Alex Olow
Phone Number: 559-565-3703 or 559-565-4287
debra_schweizer@nps.gov, alex_olow@nps.gov
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