The Meadow Fire was a wildfire which burned areas near Half Dome in Yosemite National Park, California.

Park officials believe it was started near Starr King Lake, during a lightning storm, on July 19, 2014.

[1][2] On Sunday, September 7, 2014 the fire forced authorities to order the evacuation by helicopter of dozens of hikers and tourists.

The high-intensity wildfire burned very hot and, in some areas, the large fir and lodgepole pines were reduced to charcoal stalagmites.

During the summer of 2015, greenery was scarce and the forest floor was still covered in a thick layer of ash.