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Washburn Fire

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Unit Information

Yosemite National Park 
P.O. Box 577 
Yosemite National Park, 
California 
95389 
Yosemite National Park 
P.O. Box 577 
Yosemite National Park, 
California 
95389 

Incident Contacts

  • Yosemite Fire Information
    Email:
    yose_fire_info@nps.gov
    Phone:
    209-379-1493
  • Media Inquiries
    Phone:
    1-925-588-6749
    Hours:
    8 AM - 8 PM

Photographs Gallery

Washburn Fire Photo Credit - Sarah Platt
Gabriel Todd from Yosemite National Parks Wildland Fire Module Crew 1 aggressively digging line on the initial attack
Washburn Fire Photo Credit - Sarah Platt
Saw teams on Yosemite National Parks Wildland Fire Module Crew 1 work quickly to refuel and rehab their tools while on the fire line.
Washburn Fire Photo Credit - Sarah Platt
Crew boss trainee Rilee Nilsson from Yosemite National Parks Wildland Fire Module Crew 1 calls in a tanker for retardant drop
Washburn Fire Photo Credit - Sarah Platt
Saw team from Yosemite National Parks Wildland Fire Module Crew 1 buck large down and dead trees in order to remove fuels from the control line put in place.
Washburn Fire Photo Credit - Sarah Platt
Captain John O'Coy from Yosemite National Parks Wildland Fire Module Crew 1 radios for hose lay.
Washburn Fire Photo Credit - Sarah Platt
Rilee Nilsson and Sarah Platt from Yosemite National Parks Wildland Fire Module Crew 1 come off the line after initial attack of the Washburn Fire
Washburn Fire Photo Credit - Sarah Platt
Gabriel Todd from Yosemite National Parks Wildland Fire Module Crew 1 aggressively digging line on the initial attack
Timber Stand along Highway 41.
This image shows how the fire has burned under the stand of trees, removing all needles and branches but leaving the trees alive.
Retardant Line & Burned Area from Wawona Point
This image shows a mosiac of burned and unburned timber looking down onto Wawona from a high overlook
Retardant was dropped on Wawona Point
This image shows an interpretive sign located at Wawona Point which has been covered in pink from ffire retardant used to slow the spread of the fire
An Information Trapline within Yosemite.
Photo shows an information station with a Map of the Washburn Fire. Trees and Rocks are in the background
A Hot Shot Crew hikes down a ridge on the Washburn
Photos shows a group of hotshots walking down a mountainous ridge.
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