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Sycamore Fire

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Unit Information

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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Smoke from the Sycamore Fire Oct 16 2023
Smoke rises from a forested hillside
Smoke rises from a forested hillside
Smoke from the Sycamore Fire Oct 16 2023

Smoke rises from the Sycamore Fire on October 16 2023. NPS/TCaprio

Aircraft over Sycamore Fire Oct 16 2023
Firefighters and helicopter and smoke
Firefighters and helicopter and smoke
Aircraft over Sycamore Fire Oct 16 2023

Helicopter 552 performs water drops on the Sycamore Fire as firefighters prepare to respond on the ground. Photo by David Park

Area covered in fire retardant on the Sycamore Fire Oct 16 2023
Area covered in fire retardant
Area covered in fire retardant
Area covered in fire retardant on the Sycamore Fire Oct 16 2023

Retardant drops and hand line were used to control the spread of the Sycamore Fire on October 16. 

Activity on the Sycamore Fire Oct 16 2023
fire on a hillside
fire on a hillside
Activity on the Sycamore Fire Oct 16 2023

The Sycamore Fire was discovered behind the Ash Mountain helibase and spread rapidly through brush and grass on October 16. Photo by David Park

Fire Retardant Drop on Sycamore Fire Oct 16 2023
Fire Retardant Drop on Sycamore Fire
Fire Retardant Drop on Sycamore Fire
Fire Retardant Drop on Sycamore Fire Oct 16 2023
Fire Retardant Drop on Sycamore Fire Oct 16 2023 (2)
Fire Retardant Drop Sycamore Fire
Fire Retardant Drop Sycamore Fire
Fire Retardant Drop on Sycamore Fire Oct 16 2023 (2)
Fire Retardant Drop on Sycamore Fire Oct 16 2023 (3)
Fire Retardant Drop on Sycamore Fire
Fire Retardant Drop on Sycamore Fire
Fire Retardant Drop on Sycamore Fire Oct 16 2023 (3)
Water Drop by Helicopter on Sycamore Fire Oct 16 2023 (2)
Water Drop Helicopter Sycamore Fire
Water Drop Helicopter Sycamore Fire
Water Drop by Helicopter on Sycamore Fire Oct 16 2023 (2)
Water Drop by Helicopter on Sycamore Fire Oct 16 2023
Water Drop by Helicopter on Sycamore Fire
Water Drop by Helicopter on Sycamore Fire
Water Drop by Helicopter on Sycamore Fire Oct 16 2023
Firefighters mopping up on the Sycamore Fire
Firefighters mopping up on the Sycamore Fire
Firefighters mopping up on the Sycamore Fire
Firefighters mopping up on the Sycamore Fire

Firefighters mopping up on the Sycamore Fire. Extensive retartdant drops were performed. NPS/TCaprio

Engines on the Sycamore FIre
Engines on the Sycamore Fire
Engines on the Sycamore Fire
Engines on the Sycamore FIre

Engines on the Sycamore Fire. NPS/SKawasaki-Yee

Firefighters digging line on the Sycamore Fire Oct 16 2023
Firefighters digging line on the Sycamore Fire
Firefighters digging line on the Sycamore Fire
Firefighters digging line on the Sycamore Fire Oct 16 2023

Firefighters digging line on the Sycamore Fire. NPS/TCaprio

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