Sequoia National Park

Memorial Set For National Park Service Firefighter Killed In Ferguson Fire

A memorial service will be held on Saturday to pay honor to Captain Brian Hughes, 33, of Hilo, Hawaii and Squaw Valley, California, who died Sunday while battling the Ferguson wildfire outside Yosemite National Park.

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By NPT Staff - August 3rd, 2018 2:00am

Firefighter Who Died Fighting Ferguson Fire Identified

A 33-year-old native of Hawai'i who came to be a top firefighter was killed by a falling tree while battling the Ferguson Fire outside of Yosemite National Park.

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By NPT Staff - July 30th, 2018 2:34pm

Firefighter From Sequoia/Kings Canyon National Parks Killed On Ferguson Fire

A firefighter from Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks who was on the lines of the Ferguson Fire outside Yosemite National Park was killed Sunday when a tree fell on him.

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By NPT Staff - July 29th, 2018 5:35pm

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National Parks Fire Roundup

From Yellowstone to Grand Canyon, and Crater Lake to Sequoia, wildfires are burning in western areas of the National Park System. But the national park hardest hit by a wildfire is Yosemite, where the Yosemite Valley and Wawona areas were to close at noon Wednesday due to smoke and firefighters tied to a fire outside the park's western borders.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 25th, 2018 12:11pm

UPDATE: National Parks Fire Roundup

Visitors and overnight guests to the iconic Yosemite Valley and the Wawona area of Yosemite National Park will have to leave those areas by noon on Wednesday, as they'll close due to impacts of the Ferguson Fire burning in the Sierra National Forest to the west of the park, park officials said.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 24th, 2018 3:19pm

Horse Creek Fire In Sequoia National Park

A wildfire deep in the backcountry of Sequoia National Park was being aggressively fought due to the extremely dry conditions in the Sierra, with air tankers being called in to dump retardant on the flames.

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By NPT Staff - July 22nd, 2018 6:04pm

Fire Near Yosemite National Park Leading Visitors To Sequoia, Kings Canyon National Parks

A wildfire burning not far from Yosemite National Park's western border was pumping smoke into the park Saturday, and prompting an increase in visitation to Sequoia and Kings canyon national parks.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 21st, 2018 5:50pm

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Sequoia National Park Visitor Drowns Trying To Save 5-Year-Old

A 22-year-old man drowned Saturday morning in Sequoia National Park when he jumped into the Kaweah River to try to save a 5-year-old who slipped into the river.

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By NPT Staff - June 23rd, 2018 2:52pm

Los Angeles Man Dies In Sequoia National Park River

A 36-year-old Los Angeles man was killed Sunday when he was swept down the boulder-strewn Middle Fork of the Kaweah River.

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By NPT Staff - June 10th, 2018 6:14pm

Accidents Claim Two Lives In Sequoia National Park

Wintry conditions contributed to the deaths of two visitors to Sequoia National Park less than ten days apart, with one dying on Mount Whitney and another along the Watchtower section of the Lakes Trail in Lodgepole.

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By NPT Staff - May 15th, 2018 6:12pm

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