Telegraph Fire

Fast Facts

Fire started on Friday, July 25, 2008¹

Burned 26,000 acres as of Sunday, July 27, 2008¹

12 homes destroyed and 29 outbuildings destroyed (barns and sheds)¹

2,000 homes threatened²

Started by a man who shot a rifle at rocks, creating a spark which landed in dry brush

As of Sunday, July 27, 2008, only 10% of fire had been contained¹

Electricity was cut off to the Yosemite National Park and nearby areas³

A record 2093 wildfires have started in California since June 20⁴

The Mahalo Top 7

Los Angeles Times: Telegraph Fire Threatens Thousands of Homes... (July 28, 2008)
BBC News: California Fire Destroys 12 Homes (July 28, 2008)
AFP: Evacuations Ordered As Fire Blazes near Yosemite Park (July 28, 2008)
The New York Times: Fire Cuts Yosemite Power and Threatens Homes (July 28, 2008)
VOA: Wildfire Burns Homes Near Yosemite Park in California (July 27, 2008)
CNN: 2,000 Homes Threatened by 'erratic' Wildfire near Yosemite (July 27, 2008)
YouTube Video: Raw Video: Major Calif. Wildfire Threatens Homes (Time: 1:01)

The Modesto Bee: Mariposa Ablaze (July 28, 2008)
SignOnSanDiego.com: Volunteer Crews Feel Slighted by Cal Fire (July 28, 2008)
Los Angeles Times: As Wildfires Get Wilder, the Costs of Fighting... (July 27, 2008)
Reuters: Fire near California's Yosemite Threatens 2,000 Homes (July 27, 2008)
North Lake Tahoe Bonanza: Fire near Yosemite causes smokey Sunday morning in the Tahoe... (July 27, 2008)
San Francisco Chronicle: Fire burning west of Yosemite (July 26, 2008)
FOXNews.com: Growing Wildfire Near Yosemite National Park Destroys Dozen Homes (July 27, 2008)