Current Activity-August 21, 2008
The following is a summary of fire managment activities during the 2008 season:
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Completed manual thinnning of 8" or less dbh trees and ground fuels around the east side Hat Creek in-holders area. This will be used as a fuel break for future prescribed fire projects and to protect the in-holders properties. Total 35 acres.
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Completed similar manual thinning project from Drake Lake south to the park boundary. This fuel break will be used for future prescribed fire projects in the Sifford Mountain area. Total 35 acres.
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Crew 7 assisted Crater Lake National Park to suppress several lightning caused fires.
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Crew 7 completed fuels reduction projects for future prescribed fire projects for Redwood National Park and Crater Lake National Park.
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All fire management staff assisted in Northern California with initial attack fires during the lightning bust of June 21, 2008. Personnel from the Administration and Maintenance divisions also assisted with these fires throughout Northern California.
Current Activity-June 10, 2008
Fire crews from Whiskeytown National Recreation Area and Lava Beds National Monument assisted Lassen Volcanic National Park fire staff to complete an 8 acre prescirbed burn in the Loomis-Manzanita Lake prescribed fire project.
Current Activity-May 21, 2008
Fire Management staff completed a 17 acre prescribed fire unit near the Loomis Museum in the Manzanita Lake area on May 20, 2008. Staff from Lava Beds National Monument and Lassen National Forest assisted the Lassen Volcanic National Park fire staff with the implementation of this project
Current Activity-May 19,2008
Lassen Volcanic National Park Ready to Ignite Prescribed Burn near Loomis Museum
Current Activity-May14, 2008
Mineral Headquarters Prescribed Fire is completed.
Fire crews completed ignitions on a 52 acre prescribed fire around park headquarters in Mineral May 9th and 10th. Crews from Lassen National Forest and Whiskeytown National Recreation Area assisted the fire staff at Lassen Volcanic National Park with this successful project. Fire staff is patrolling and mopping up and will continue to monitor the burn until it is completely out. To see photos from the project go to the photo gallery.
Current Activity-May, 7, 2008
Current Fire Activity-April 21, 2008.
Lassen Volcanic National Park Ready to Ignite Prescribed Burn near Loomis Museum
Current Activity-April 14, 2008
Lassen Volcanic National Park Ready to Ignite Prescribed Burn in Mineral
Current Fire Activity- February 15, 2008
Fire management staff ignited a 1/10 acre burn pile near Manzanita Lake in the summer town area. It is covered with snow and has approximately two feet of snow on the ground around it. It is expected to burn into the spring. Smoke may be seen in the Manzanita Lake area.
December 6, 2007
Fire Management staff is taking advantage of wet weather and burning piles on the park's north boundary on Prospect Peak, Warner Valley, Manzanita Lake and the Lost Creek Campground areas.
November 15, 2007
Fire crews completed approximately 1 acre of pile burning just below and west of the dam at Manzanita Lake. A photo gallery is available by clicking on the photo gallery label to the left.
November 9, 2007
On November 8, 2007 fire crews completed a 75 acre prescribed burn in the northwest corner of the park inside the Stonehenge burn unit. Crews will be patrolling and monitoring until it is completely out.
Fire management staff began planning prescribed burns in the area in 1999 to help return natural fire to an ecosystem where it has played a critical role for thousands of years. Because of limited opportunities to ignite the larger area, the scheduled burn involves a small unit designed to create a boundary that will allow for further prescribed fires within the Stonehenge Prsescribed Fire boundary.
To see photos of the burn, click on Fire Photo Gallery inside the left hand margin.
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