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There Seems To Be An Arson Problem At Yosemite National Park

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July 18, 2020

A fire set in Ahwahnee Meadow was the seventh human-caused fire in Yosemite National Park this year/NPS

National Park Service firefighters and investigators are asking for the public's help to identify those responsible for igniting a wildfire in Ahwahnee Meadow in Yosemite National Park on the night of July 15. 

So far in 2020 park rangers and firefighters at Yosemite have investigated seven human-caused widlfires in the park.

If you or someone you know were in or near Ahwahnee Meadow after sunset on July 15, you're asked to contact special agents with the Park Service. Your information could help investigators. You don't have to tell the agents who you are, but are asked to tell them what you know:

Call or TEXT the ISB Tip Line: 888-653-0009

ONLINE www.nps.gov/ISB > "Submit a Tip"

EMAIL [email protected]

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