Crews also used fireproof wrapping to cover the Ash Mountain Entrance, the park's entrance sign that invites travelers into Sequoia National.
California firefighters are desperately trying to protect the Sequoia National Park by wrapping the base of several large sequoias in fireproof aluminum blankets, including the 275-foot General Sherman, the largest tree in the world.
The blaze was one of several to ignite across the U.S. West as wildfire season begins earlier than usual due to climate change. The park shut down earlier this week after the fire, sparked by lightning strikes, began to burn through steep canyons. The western U.S. has suffered several large fires this season, including the Dixie Fire, California's second-largest ever, and scientists and firefighters say climate change is extending the fire season and helping those fires burn faster and hotter than in previous decades.
Firefighters cover a sign at Sequoia National Park, California, U.S., in this picture obtained by Reuters on September 17, 2021.Crews are also prepping to conduct burnout operations in areas at risk. Prescribed burns involve igniting ground fires that reduce the amount of fuel available near the area in order to protect the land from larger, less-controlled blazes.the federal InciWeb incident information system.
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