News Release

Expect smoke around Yellowstone's Northeast Entrance on November 5 & 6

Date: November 5, 2018

• Wildland fire staff will burn piles of woody debris near the Northeast Entrance on Monday, November 5 and Tuesday, November 6.
• Staff will ignite the piles around 10:30 a.m.
• Expect smoke in the area after 10:30 a.m. on Monday and for the rest of the week.
• Burning the piles is the last step of the Firewise project where staff removed vegetation around buildings in order to reduce the threat of wildfire.