THE ARNICA FIRE - YELLOWSTONE

THE AFTERMATH OF THE 2009 ARNICA FIRE

In September 2009 a fire was reported in Yellowstone National Park. This became known as the Arnica fire because of its location.   It was determined that lightning was the cause of this fire. The location of the fire was 5 miles west of the Bridge Bay Campground near the northwest shore of the lake.

The fire continued to spread and eventually approximately 230 people were called in to protect Lake Village and Bridge Bay.

It is estimated that the fire burned approximately 10,700 acres in the park.

As  frequently happens in Yellowstone, man is not the one who eventually puts out the fire – it is good old Mother  Nature who gets the job done.

It was actually the rain and the snow that got the fire under control and put it out.

Fortunately there was no loss of life in this fire. Fire is a necessity in our National Park. It actually regenerates the forests even though it has to destroy some of them first.