RIM FIRE INFORMATION
Update #20
Release for Thursday, August 29, 2013/Time: 6:30 AM
Incident Statics
Acres Burned: 192,737 (XXX square miles)
Structures Threatened: 4,500
Containment: 30%
Residences Destroyed: 11
Fire Start Date: August 17, 2013
Commercial Property Damaged: 4
Fire Cause: Under Investigation
Outbuildings Destroyed: 97
Cost to date: $39.2 Million
Injuries:
4
Total Personnel 4,840
Fire Update
Last night firefighters continued their burning operations near
Duckwall Mountian and Pilot Peak, and will continue to construct
fireline north to Fahey Cabin, and provided structure defense.
Firefighters prepared for burning operations south of Hetch Hetchy in
Yosemite National Park. Burning operations are also expected near
Duckwall Mountain and near Old Yosemite Road. Crews will continue with
burning operations as long as weather conditions allow, and will
construct and improve firelines and provide structure defense.
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 Stanislaus
Forest Supervisor's Office: (209) 532-3671; Mi-Wok Ranger Station:
(209) 586-3234; Summit Ranger Station: (209) 965-3434; Groveland
Ranger Station: (209) 962-7825.
Road Closures
Highway 120 remains closed between Buck Meadows to one and one-half
miles east of White Wolf. Highway 120 east/Tioga Road remains open
from one and one-half miles east of White Wolf to the Tioga Pass
entrance. Also closed are 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. An evacuation
center is located at the Greeley Hill Community Center.
