{"id":1548681,"date":"2022-07-11T12:49:18","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T16:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1548681"},"modified":"2022-07-11T12:49:26","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T16:49:26","slug":"wildfire-threatens-iconic-sequoias-at-yosemite-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wildfire-threatens-iconic-sequoias-at-yosemite-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Wildfire threatens iconic Sequoias at Yosemite National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwildfire-threatens-iconic-sequoias-at-yosemite-national-park%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1548681&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div id=\"attachment_2724959\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2724959\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2724959\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/AP22190738669376.jpg\" alt=\"Seen from unincorporated Mariposa County, Calif., a helicopter drops water on the Washburn Fire burning in Yosemite National Park, Saturday, July 9, 2022. (AP Photo\/Noah Berger)\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2724959\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seen from unincorporated Mariposa County, Calif., a helicopter drops water on the Washburn Fire burning in Yosemite National Park, Saturday, July 9, 2022. (AP Photo\/Noah Berger)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5>OAN NEWSROOM<br \/>UPDATED 9:36 AM PT \u2013 Monday, July 11, 2022<\/h5>\n<p>Hundreds of firefighters in Northern California are battling a fast-moving wildfire that\u2019s threatening the iconic Sequoia trees in Yosemite National Park. The blaze, dubbed the Washburn Fire, started Thursday and has scorched more than 2,000 acres with no containment.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NWSBayArea?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NWSBayArea<\/a>  IMET en route to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WahsburnFire?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WahsburnFire<\/a> located 3 miles SE of Wawona, CA <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CAwx?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CAwx<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CAFires?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CAFires<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NWSHanford?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NWSHanford<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yosemite?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Yosemite<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MH1iSQV9TU\">https:\/\/t.co\/MH1iSQV9TU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IGQfYJrwyW\">pic.twitter.com\/IGQfYJrwyW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NWS IMET Operations (@NWS_IMET_OPS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NWS_IMET_OPS\/status\/1546257405649965057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Campers and residents near the flames have been evacuated. As of Monday morning, no injuries have been reported in relation to the fire. Park officials are using portable sprinklers to protect more than 500 Sequoias under threat. Crews from air tanker planes are dropping fire-retardant chemicals on the blaze and are using bulldozers to create containment lines.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>\u201cWe know that with wildfires throughout the state right now, you know, we can\u2019t do this alone,\u201d said Scott Gediman, Public Affairs Officer at Yosemite National Park. \u201cThese firefighters are incredibly skilled and are going into areas where they\u2019re doing everything from falling trees to suppressing fire to cutting fire line. And we\u2019re we\u2019re using a variety of methods.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">As the sun rises this morning over the West Coast, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GOESWest?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#GOESWest<\/a> has a clear view of smoke from the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WashburnFire?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WashburnFire<\/a> billowing over California&#8217;s Central Valley. The fire has consumed ~2,340 acres of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YosemiteNPS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@YosemiteNPS<\/a>, and is threatening many giant sequoia trees. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XalegEKejy\">pic.twitter.com\/XalegEKejy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NOAA Satellites (@NOAASatellites) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NOAASatellites\/status\/1546533582172192770?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 11, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Firefighting efforts are being hampered by hot temperatures, low humidity and heavy terrain. The cause of blaze is under investigation.<\/p>\n<h4>MORE NEWS:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/rep-debbie-lesko-is-seeking-re-election-in-arizona\/\">Rep. Debbie Lesko Is Seeking Re-Election In Arizona<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seen from unincorporated Mariposa County, Calif., a helicopter drops water on the Washburn Fire burning in Yosemite National Park, Saturday, July 9, 2022. 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