Fire in El Portal Near Yosemite National Park on Sunday, July 27, 2014
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Updated 3:15 P.M.
Mariposa County Sheriff Doug Binnewies in an email update commented that afternoon canyon winds are picking up.
The Sheriff said the Groveland Red Cross Shelter is in process of shutting down but the Tenaya Lodge Red Cross Shelter is still active. Also there is no update as to Old El Portal re-entry for the homeowners who were evacuated.
Updated 1:15 P.M.
MODIS and AVHRR fire detections for El Portal Fire as of 1315 MDT Jul 27 2014.
The NPS fire boundary map from the Mariposa County Sheriff Office website is overlaid on the fire detections.
The sole MODIS detection is the orange colored one.
Thanks to Joe Coho for the Map.
10:53 A.M. Update
Mariposa County Sheriff Doug Binnewies in an email commented that during the evacuation of Foresta last night deputies encountered a bear rummaging through a home destroying the homeowners refrigerator.
El Portal Fire Map
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Source: Mariposa County Sheriff Facebook
10:24 A.M. posting
Update 9:40 am 7/27/2014
Evacuation Areas:
All of the area known as “Old” El Portal
All of the area know as “Foresta”
Road Closure Information:
Foresta Rd at Hwy 140
Crane Creek Rd at Hwy 140
Hwy 120 “Big Oak Flat Rd” between Crane Flat and Hwy 140
Red Cross Shelter for the residence in the area know as Foresta is located at the Groveland Community Center located at 18583 Main Street in Groveland and the Tenaya lodge located at 1122 highway 41 in Fish camp.
Red Cross Shelter for the residence in the area known as “Old” El Portal is located at Tenaya Lodge, 1122 Hwy 41 in Fish Camp.
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK IS OPEN.
Hwy 140 into Yosemite National Park is OPEN
Hwy 41 into Yosemite National Park is OPEN
Tioga Pass Rd is OPEN
Glacier Point Rd is OPEN
All Entrance gates into and out of Yosemite National Park are OPEN
Yosemite National Park Information
Fire Information: (209) 372-0327 or (209) 372-0328.
Yosemite National Park Web Page:http://www.nps.gov/yose/parkmgmt/current_fire.htm
Yosemite Air Quality Web Page:http://www.nps.gov/yose/naturescience/aqmonitoring.htm
Yosemite National Park Fire Facebook-https://www.facebook.com/pages/Yosemite-Wildland-Fire/124632964255395
Mariposa Emergency Information Line – 209-966-1133
Mariposa County Emergency Information Website -http://www.mariposacounty.org/index.aspx?nid=215
Source: Mariposa County Sheriff Facebook
Fire Information: (209) 372-0327 or (209) 372-0328
Yosemite National Park web page:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Yosemite-Wildland-Fire/124632964255395
Yosemite Air Quality Web Page:
http://www.nps.gov/yose/blogs/fireinfo.htm
Yosemite Fire Facebook:
http://www.nps.gov/yose/naturescience/aqmonitoring.htm
