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KNP Complex

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Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks 
47050 Generals Highway 
Three Rivers, 
California 
93271 
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks 
47050 Generals Highway 
Three Rivers, 
California 
93271 

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Helicopter water drop
A grey Chinook helicopter drops water on the fireline high up on Paradise ridge
A grey Chinook helicopter drops water on the fireline high up on Paradise ridge
Helicopter water drop

A Chinook helicopter drops water on Paradise ridge during yesterday's increased fire activity seen on 9/19/2021 Photo NPS/Mark Garrett

bulldozer operations
Uphill dozer line 2 blades wide through foothill shrub landscape
Uphill dozer line 2 blades wide through foothill shrub landscape
bulldozer operations

From Shepherds saddle a dozer line was constructed south to a nearby peak seen on 9/19/2021 Photo: NPS/Mark Garrett

Yucca Rollout on the Generals Highway
A scorched hillside with a burned yucca plant lying at the bottom
A scorched hillside with a burned yucca plant lying at the bottom
Yucca Rollout on the Generals Highway

Yucca rollout is a common downhill spreader of fire in the foothills. NPS/MTheune

Backing Fire Seen From Sequoia Entrance Sign 09/14
A line of smoke rises from a forested mountainside with a helicopter flying by and a river below.
A line of smoke rises from a forested mountainside with a helicopter flying by and a river below.
Backing Fire Seen From Sequoia Entrance Sign 09/14

Fire from the KNP Complex backing down a slope in the distance, seen from the Sequoia entrance sign on September 14, 2021. NPS/RPaterson

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A graphic saying text KNP to 22828 to subscribe to the parks' fire mailing list
A graphic saying text KNP to 22828 to subscribe to the parks' fire mailing list
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Subscribe to the parks' fire mailing list to get daily updates on the KNP Complex emailed to you.

Burned area in the foothills of Sequoia Natl Park
A mostly bare and ashy mountainside with smoke rising from the ridgetop
A mostly bare and ashy mountainside with smoke rising from the ridgetop
Burned area in the foothills of Sequoia Natl Park

An area in the foothills of Sequoia National Park burned by the KNP Complex, seen on September 14, 2021 NPS/RPaterson

Smoke from active fire on the KNP Complex 09/17/21
A wall of smoke rises from a forest, seen from above.
A wall of smoke rises from a forest, seen from above.
Smoke from active fire on the KNP Complex 09/17/21

Growth on the KNP Complex in the late afternoon on September 17, 2021, seen from a helicopter. NPS/PStevko

Foothills and Moro Rock through smoke 9/18/21
A helicopter flies over a rugged mountain landscape hazed in smoke.
A helicopter flies over a rugged mountain landscape hazed in smoke.
Foothills and Moro Rock through smoke 9/18/21

An aerial resource over the foothills of Sequoia National Park, outside the current burn footprint. Moro Rock is visible through smoke. 9/18/21 NPS/MTheune

Active Fire on the KNP Complex 9/17/2021
Fire and smoke billow into the sky in a forested area with a granite dome.
Fire and smoke billow into the sky in a forested area with a granite dome.
Active Fire on the KNP Complex 9/17/2021

Active Fire on the KNP Complex on 9/17/2021 NPS/PStevko

Firefighters with Wrapped General Sherman
A group of wildland firefighters poses with a huge red tree wrapped in what looks like aluminum foil.
A group of wildland firefighters poses with a huge red tree wrapped in what looks like aluminum foil.
Firefighters with Wrapped General Sherman

Firefighters pose with the General Sherman Tree after wrapping it with structural wrap.

Firefighters Wrapping Giant Sequoias
Wildland firefighters wrap an enormous red tree trunk with material that looks like aluminum foil about 7 feet high.
Wildland firefighters wrap an enormous red tree trunk with material that looks like aluminum foil about 7 feet high.
Firefighters Wrapping Giant Sequoias

Wildland firefighters applying structure wrap to giant sequoias on the KNP Complex

Firefighters Wrapping Giant Sequoias (2)
A wildland firefighter secures what looks like a huge roll of aluminum foil around the base of a huge red tree while another firefighter rakes nearby.
A wildland firefighter secures what looks like a huge roll of aluminum foil around the base of a huge red tree while another firefighter rakes nearby.
Firefighters Wrapping Giant Sequoias (2)

Wildland firefighters applying structure wrap to giant sequoias on the KNP Complex

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