Yellowstone National Park Wildfires are very common.

Some fires are allowed to burn naturally to let nature take it’s course and refresh itself. After the fire, the trees and bushes grow back stronger by using the ashes as fertilizer.

Yellowstone National Park Wildfires Update: September 2, 2011

Fire Facts

• In an average year approximately 24 fires are ignited in Yellowstone by lightning.
• About 83% of naturally ignited fires in Yellowstone never reach more than 0.5 hectare (1.2 acre) in size.
• About 94% of fires in Yellowstone never burn more than 40 hectares (100 acres).
• In Yellowstone, on average, fires are detected at 3:03 in the afternoon– fires burn most vigorously during the heat of the day, causing tall smoke plumes to be seen by fire lookouts or sharp-eyed park visitors.

Heart Complex Fire Map

Yellowstone National Park Wildfires

National Park Service
U.S. Department of the Interior
Yellowstone National Park
P.O. Box 168
Yellowstone National Park, WY 82190

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 2, 2011   11-088c
Al Nash or Dan Hottle (307) 344-2015

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