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Living with Fire and Smoke
Interactive Flash
Learn about smoke issues and challenges from the perspective of one park and gateway community.

Canaveral National Seashore
Interactive Flash Case Study Now Available
Learn about the fire-dependent ecosystem at Canaveral National Seashore in Florida and how managers are working to restore it.

Homestead National Monument of America
Fire and the Tallgrass Prairie Flash Presentation
Learn how fire shaped the ecosystem and how it is being used to restore it. Issued June 2008.

Andy Palmer, Olympic National Park engine crew member died July 25, 2008 on the Eagle Fire in northern California.

National Park Service Mourns Death of Firefighter
Olympic National Park and National Park Service staff are deeply saddened by the tragic death of 18-year old Andrew “Andy” Palmer of Port Townsend, Washington on July 25, 2008. Palmer was hired this June as a wildland firefighter at Olympic National Park and was assigned to an engine crew stationed in Port Angeles.

08.29.2008
SEQUOIA & KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, CA
Tehipite Fire
The fire was first reported by Buck Rock look-outs. Fire managers detected the lightning-caused Tehipite Fire in Kings Canyon National Park wilderness on a reconnaissance flight after a series of lightning storms passed through the parks...

08.27.2008
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, CA
Lost fire
The Lost fire started at 12:05pm near the southern corners of the cities of Calabasas and Agoura Hills, directly west of Los Angeles...

08.27.2008
DINOSAUR NATIONAL MONUMENT, CO,UT
Split Top 1
This lightning caused fire began on 8/26...

08.27.2008
SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS NATIONAL RECREATION AREA, CA
Topanga
This fire spread from a flame-engulfed vehicle which drove off the road...

08.25.2008
GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, MT
Mateka Fire
The Mateka Fire was ignited by lightning during the evening hours of August 9th and was detected shortly after the strike by Huckleberry Lookout...

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