Babcock Fire - Yosemite National park - 210 acres with 0% percent contained

Babcock Inc; Babcock Complex Fire is 210 acres with 0% percent contained.
Started on or about
07/10/2007 (Evening)
Location: 3/4 mi. north of Echo Valley and Merced Lake, east of Half in the Yosemite Wilderness (CA)located Nine (9) miles East of Yosemite Valley.
This is a lightning fire that is being managed as a Wildland Fire Used for Resource Benefit (WFU).
Low fire activity has been observed. 40% of the perimeter is active with occasional isolated torching, creeping and smoldering in closed Timber Litter.
Resources Committed
Two person ground crews are assigned to the fire.

Strategy On the ground fire crews will continue to monitor the fire. Interagency Wildland Fire Use Modules may be utilized.

Vegetation Affected Lodgepole pine

Air / Smoke Issues Minimal smoke production has been observed. Smoke is mixing at or above tree top level and dispersing primarily to the northeast. Smoke is occassionally visible from Glacier and Olmstead Points and at various locations along Tioga Road and wilderness trails. Night time smoke is beginning to disperse into the Merced River drainage including Little Yosemite Valley.

Benefits of the Burn Resource benefits of this fire are the removal of bug killed stands of Lodgepole pine. Other benefits include cleaning of forest understory of accumulations of duff, pine needles and undergrowth, and to recycle nutrients back into the soil.