YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — Fire danger in Yellowstone National Park (YNP) has been elevated to “high” as of Wednesday, June 18, the park announced.
There are no active wildland fires in the park at the moment, according to YNP’s current fire activity website. Four fires of 0.1 acres in size have been reported this season, two of which were reportedly caused by humans, but all four have been extinguished.
No fire restrictions are currently in place beyond the park’s standard rules for fires, which state that campfires are only permitted within established fire rings in campgrounds and campsites, and that campfires must always be attended and cold to the touch before being abandoned. Check the fire activity website before lighting any campfires in the park.
The park’s fire danger had been elevated to “moderate” on June 2, following the appearance of the first wildland fire of the year within park boundaries on May 26.
Fire danger in the Jackson area was elevated to “moderate” on Tuesday, June 17.
