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Coffee Pot 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 

Incident Contacts

  • Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks
    Email:
    seki_fire_info@nps.gov
    Phone:
    (559) 565-3132
    Hours:
    8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Photographs Gallery

Super scooper flies above Lake Kaweah
super scooper
super scooper
Super scooper flies above Lake Kaweah

Super scooper flies above Lake Kaweah. (Credit: Steven Sobieszczyk, CIIMT5)

Water-dropping aircraft fly above Lake Kaweah
Super scooper aircraft fly above Lake Kaweah
Super scooper aircraft fly above Lake Kaweah
Water-dropping aircraft fly above Lake Kaweah

Water-scooping aircraft fly above Lake Kaweah after collecting water from the reservoir. (Credit: Steven Sobieszczyk, CIIMT5)

Super scooper collects water as anglers watch
water scooping planes collect water
water scooping planes collect water
Super scooper collects water as anglers watch

Water-scooping aircraft collect water from Lake Kaweah to help combat the Coffee Pot Fire. (Credit: Steven Sobieszczyk, CIIMT5)

Super scooper aircraft on Lake Kaweah
Super scooper aircraft on Lake Kaweah
Super scooper aircraft on Lake Kaweah
Super scooper aircraft on Lake Kaweah

Water-scooping aircraft collect water from Lake Kaweah while boaters watch. (Credit: Steven Sobieszczyk, CIIMT5)

Super scooper aircraft fly above Lake Kaweah
Super scooper aircraft fly above Lake Kaweah
Super scooper aircraft fly above Lake Kaweah
Super scooper aircraft fly above Lake Kaweah

Water-scooping aircraft fly above Lake Kaweah after collecting water from the reservoir. (Credit: Steven Sobieszczyk, CIIMT5)

Coffee Pot Fire - August 20, 2024
coffee pot fire aug 20 image of smoke
coffee pot fire aug 20 image of smoke
Coffee Pot Fire - August 20, 2024

Smoke billowing from the Coffee Pot Fire, CA, on Aug 20

CAKNP Coffeepot Fire - Southwest Flank Looking North - August 15, 2024
Photo taken from a helicopter showing a number of steep mountain peaks. Flames and smoke are visible on the closest peak, near the top of the ridge. The Sierra-Nevada mountains are in the background, under a blue sky.
Photo taken from a helicopter showing a number of steep mountain peaks. Flames and smoke are visible on the closest peak, near the top of the ridge. The Sierra-Nevada mountains are in the background, under a blue sky.
CAKNP Coffeepot Fire - Southwest Flank Looking North - August 15, 2024
CAKNP Coffeepot Fire - North Flank looking Southwest - August 15, 2024
A large plume of dark smoke rises above a steep slope.
A large plume of dark smoke rises above a steep slope.
CAKNP Coffeepot Fire - North Flank looking Southwest - August 15, 2024
CA-KNP Coffeepot Fire Night Operations - August 14, 2024
The orange glow of fire sits behind silhouetted trees on a steep slope.
The orange glow of fire sits behind silhouetted trees on a steep slope.
CA-KNP Coffeepot Fire Night Operations - August 14, 2024

Coffeepot Fire night operations on August 14,2024

CAKNP Coffeepot Fire - Nutmeg Grove Looking Southeast - August 15, 2024
View from a helicopter of smoke rising above a steep ridge in the midground. In the foreground is a green forest of conifer trees, with more mountains off in the distance in the background with a blue sky.
View from a helicopter of smoke rising above a steep ridge in the midground. In the foreground is a green forest of conifer trees, with more mountains off in the distance in the background with a blue sky.
CAKNP Coffeepot Fire - Nutmeg Grove Looking Southeast - August 15, 2024
CAKNP Coffeepot Fire - Retardant and Smoke - August 15, 2024
Smoke rises on a steep slope where red-dyed retardant was previously dropped.
Smoke rises on a steep slope where red-dyed retardant was previously dropped.
CAKNP Coffeepot Fire - Retardant and Smoke - August 15, 2024
CAKNP Coffeepot Fire - Helicopter Reconnaissance
A plume of smoke rises above a steep ridge in Sequoia National Park. A helicopter blade can be seen in the top right foreground.
A plume of smoke rises above a steep ridge in Sequoia National Park. A helicopter blade can be seen in the top right foreground.
CAKNP Coffeepot Fire - Helicopter Reconnaissance

Helicopter reconnaissance of the Coffeepot Fire located in Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park from August 15, 2024.

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