RIM FIRE
INFORMATION
Update #17
Release for Tuesday, August 27, 2013/Time: 6:30
PM
Incident Statics
Acres Burned: 184,481
Structures
Threatened: 4,500
Containment: 20%
Structures
Destroyed: 111
Fire Start Date: August
17, 2013
Injuries:
Fire Cause: Under
Investigation
Total
Personnel:
Cost to date: $33 Million
Fire
Update
Firefighters made
progress on spot fires in the Reynolds Creek drainage and burning operations
south of Duckwall Mountain to Skidmore.
Crews also were preparing for additional burning operations on the north
side of the Tuolumne River. Firefighters secured line from Pilot Ridge west
towards the Yosemite boundary along Old Yosemite Highway. Aircraft were used to support operations
throughout the day. Firefighters will
continue with contingency line construction in advance of the communities in
the Highway 108 corridor, as well as providing structure protection. For
tonight, crews will continue with line construction, structure defense and
preparing for burning operations. The recent increase in structures destroyed
is due to structures lost at Tuolumne Berkeley Family Camp, which include 3 commercial
properties and 85 tent cabins and outbuildings.
Park and Forest Closures
Yosemite National Park has closed Tamarack Flat and Yosemite Creek
Campgrounds, both located along the Tioga Road. White Wolf Campground and White
Wolf Lodge will remain closed. If you
have questions about Yosemite National Park please call 209-372-0327 or
209-372-0329. The Stanislaus National Forest has
issued an area closure for the entire Groveland Ranger District and for the Mi-Wok
Ranger District east of Highway 108.
Additional details are available from the Groveland Ranger District,
209-962-7825
Road Closures
Highway 120 remains closed to all inbound and outbound Yosemite National
Park traffic to Crane Flat Campground. A portion of the
Tioga Road, from Crane Flat to White Wolf, will be temporarily closed to all
vehicular traffic beginning tomorrow, Wednesday, August 28, 2013, at 12:00
noon. Highway 120 east/Tioga Road remains open from White Wolf east to the
Tioga Pass entrance. Also closed are Graham
Ranch Road, Cherry Lake at Highway 120, Evergreen Road and Old Yosemite Road. Highway 120 from Ferretti Road to Buck
Meadows remains open only for local residents and business only.
Evacuations and Advisories
A Mandatory Evacuation has
been issued for residences north of Old Yosemite Road (Forest Road 2S01). Highway 120 at the Yosemite National Park
boundary west to Buck Meadows has been evacuated. An evacuation center is located at the Mother
Lode Fairgrounds in Sonora. An evacuation advisory is in effect from Tuolumne City and the area east of
Highway 108 to Pinecrest Lake. An
Evacuation Warning has been issued for all residences north of Bull Creek Road
(Forest Road 2S02), Bondurant Mine Road, Texas Hill Road, and Wampum Hill.
For more information on this
press release or if you have questions regarding the information, please
contact the Rim Fire at 805-727-4775 or 805-727-4746. Updated information can
also be obtained at http://www.inciweb.org/