Incident Statistics
Acres Burned: 257,134
(402 square miles)
Structures
Threatened: 0
Containment: 84%
Residences
Destroyed: 11
Fire Start Date: August
17, 2013
Commercial Property Destroyed: 3
Fire Cause: Under Investigation
Outbuildings
Destroyed: 98
Cost to date: $124.5
million
Injuries: 10
Total
Personnel 945
Fire Update
Fire
activity should again be more limited to isolated smoldering today, given
cooler temperatures. Suppression repair
continues. Crews
will continue to patrol and mop-up any hot spots near containment lines. Firefighters continue to monitor the smoldering
fire in the Yosemite and Emigrant Wilderness Areas between Cherry Lake and
Hetch Hetchy Reservoir. For a Google map
tour with post-fire photographs, go to http://tinyurl.com/rimfirekmz
Public Safety
All roads
within the fire area remain closed to the public with the exception of Hwy 120.
Fire personnel and contracted equipment
continue to work in the area. Hazards may include rocks and debris in roads,
weakened trees and tree limbs that may fall without notice. If you must drive
through the fire area do not stop your vehicle, leave the roadway, or enter the
burned area on foot. Please use extra caution when driving as; logging trucks
are using major roads including Highways 108, 120 and 49.
Park and Forest Closures
The Big Oak Flat Road to
Yosemite Valley is open. Local businesses
are open and providing services.
Evergreen Road is open only to Evergreen Lodge. Hetch Hetchy and surrounding facilities in
Yosemite Park remain closed to public access due to hazardous trees. Aspen
Valley is open to residents only. Tuolumne
Grove and Hodgdon Meadow Campground remain closed. The Stanislaus National Forest issued an
updated Rim Fire Area Closure (dated September 12, 2013) for the Groveland and Mi-Wok
Ranger Districts. Cherry Lake Road is
closed at Hwy 120. Old Yosemite and Harden Flat Roads are closed. Some
secondary roads within the fire area remain closed to non-residents. Additional information is available from the
Stanislaus National Forest Supervisor's Office, 209-532-3671; Mi-Wok Ranger
Station, 209-586-3234; Summit Ranger Station, 209-965-3434; and Groveland
Ranger Station, 209-962-7825; and Yosemite National Park, 209-372-0200.