page_title: Ferguson Fire
section_title: Closures
hierarchical_section_title: Ferguson Fire / Impact / Closures
caption_attribution_description: English: Yosemite Closure Sign
context_page_description: The Ferguson Fire was a wildfire in the Sierra National Forest, Stanislaus National Forest and Yosemite National Park in California in the United States. The fire was reported on July 13, 2018, burning 96,901 acres, before it was 100% contained on August 19, 2018. Interior areas of the fire continued to smolder and burn until September 19, 2018, when InciWeb declared the fire to be inactive. The Ferguson Fire was caused by the superheated fragments of a faulty vehicle catalytic converter igniting vegetation. The fire, which burned mostly in inaccessible wildland areas of the national forest, has impacted recreational activities in the area, including in Yosemite National Park, where Yosemite Valley and Wawona were closed. The Ferguson fire caused at least $171.2 million in damages, with a suppression cost of $118.5 million and economic losses measuring $52.7 million. Two firefighters were killed and nineteen others were injured in the fire.
context_section_description: As of August 1, the following roads were closed:
  Anderson Valley Road
  Foresta Road
  River Road from Briceburg to the gate at Railroad Flat and all campground areas along 140
  Summit Road
  Old Yosemite Road
  Wawona Road (Highway 41) between Chilnualna Falls in Wawona and Bridalveil Road in Yosemite Valley
  Additional closures include:
  Yosemite National Park's Yosemite Valley and Wawona
  Mariposa Grove
  As of August 19, the roads had been reopened, with the exception of Wawona Road, scheduled to reopen on August 24.
caption: Access to Yosemite National Forest was halted due to the fire.
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