Sonora, CA -- The Tuolumne County Supervisors are holding an
emergency meeting this afternoon to ask for additional state help from
Governor Jerry Brown to battle the Rim Fire.
The Supervisors will ask the Governor to declare a statewide
emergency due to the fire that has exploded in the Stanislaus National
Forest. The Rim Fire jumped the containment line around noon, prompting
the Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office to recommend that the 3,000-plus
homes in the Pine Mountain Lake Subdivision be evacuated.
Other areas under the evacuation notice include Camp Mather, the
Berkeley Family Camp, Hardin Flat, Ferretti Road, Clements Road, Camp
Tawonga, Buck Meadows, San Jose Family Camp, Rainbow Pool, Yosemite Inn,
Early Intake, Evergreen Lodge, Packard Canyon and the Spinning Wheel
Forest Service Facility. Officials have put in place a reverse 911
system to notify residents that are under an evacuation advisory.
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