Rim Fire Growth Slows, Containment Date Forecasted
Growth of the Rim Fire near Yosemite National Park has begun to slow. Fire officials expect for this massive fire to be completely contained by Friday, September 20. Since yesterday, the fire has grown by just 5,000 acres. By contrast, […]Rim Fire Time Lapse Video
Rim Fire Time Lapse, August 2013 Time-lapse photography shows various perspectives of the 2013 Rim Fire, as viewed from Yosemite National Park. The first part of this video is from the Crane Flat Helibase on the western end of the […]Military C-130 Saves CalFire Crew Battling Rim Fire
In addition to the 4,191 wildland firefighters relentlessly battling the Rim Fire, there are several different types of aircraft providing support and dropping retardant on the massive fire, which has scorched 187,466 acres in and around the western edge of […]
Can Yosemite's Aggressive Wildfire Management Approach Slow The Rim Fire?
The smoky aftermath of a controlled burn near the Mariposa Grove of sequoias in October 2006. (Photo by Jun via Flickr) If historic fire suppression policies in the Sierra Nevada mountain range set the stage for the Rim Fire, can […]
Rim Fire Shuts Down Another Entrance Into Yosemite
Wildland firefighters on Highway 120, where the Rim Fire has forced the closure of a west entrance to Yosemite National Park. Photo Source: InciWeb The Rim Fire continues to burn deeper into Yosemite National Park, and it has forced the […]
Rim Fire Pushes Deeper Into Yosemite
Rim Fire Pushes Deeper Into Yosemite These 28 images were taken between 9:56 a.m. PDT and 12:11 p.m. PDT on Tuesday, August 27 from the mobile webcam at the Crane Flat Lookout and Helibase (elevation approximately 7,000 feet) at Yosemite. […]
Rim Fire Reaches Hetch Hetchy Reservoir
NASA astronaut Karen Nyberg transmitted this image of the Rim Fire from the International Space Station via Twitter on Monday. In a Twitter update, she wrote: “Our orbit took us directly over California’s Rim Fire about an hour ago. Devastating.” The […]
Forest Service To States: We Want Our Money Back
The U.S. Forest Service is taking more than $15 million designated for law enforcement, roads and schools away from 22 states. Citing the federal budget sequester as his reason, Forest Service Chief Tom Tidwell sent “collection notices” to governors on […]