Harden Fire
Location: 13 miles N of Yosemite Valley, Mariposa Co., CA
Specific Location: W of Harden Lake and within the 1996 Ackerson Fire perimeter, Hetch Hetchy watershed, Lat 37° 53´ 37″, Lon 119° 42´ 13″
Date of Origin: 06/08/2009
Cause: Lightning
Situation as of 07/06/2009 6:30 pm
Personnel: 68
Size: 1,661 acres
Percent Contained: 95%
Demobed 2 Type 1 crews. Transitioned to a Type IV organization.
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Situation as of 07/06/2009 6:00 pm
Personnel: 137
Size: 1,661 acres
Percent Contained: 90%
Costs to Date: $679,000
Smith Meadows and Harden Lake trails remain closed.
Perimeter is 90% blacklined within containment lines. Holding and continue burnout of unburned fuels along containment line. 2 crews, 1 engine and 2 Information Officers demob tomorrow.
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Situation as of 07/05/2009 12:00 pm
Personnel: 136
Size: 1,594 acres
Percent Contained: 75%
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Situation as of 07/04/2009 3:00 pm
Personnel: 141
Size: 1,120 acres
Percent Contained: 30%
Costs to Date: $589,700
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Situation as of 07/03/2009 2:00 pm
Personnel: 141
Size: 931 acres
Percent Contained: 25%
Photo courtesy Inciweb [here]. The snags in the photo were green old-growth trees killed by the 1996 Ackerson Fire (47,000 acres, the largest fire in Park history). The Harden Fire is a repeat fire 13 years later.
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Situation as of 07/02/2009 6:00 pm
Personnel: 141
Size: 900 acres
Percent Contained: 25%
Smith Meadows and White Wolf to Harden Lake trails remain closed to public.
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Situation as of 07/01/2009 4:00 pm
Personnel: 100
Size: 513 acres
Percent Contained: 5%
Significant growth continues. Trail closures are in place. They are Smith Meadow to White Wolf and Aspen Valley to White Wolf. There is an alternate route to Pate Valley from White Wolf, which bypasses the Harden Lake area.
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Situation as of 06/30/2009 9:00 pm
Personnel: 100
Size: 300 acres
Percent Contained: 5%
Estimated Containment Date: 06/11/09
