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Sep 6, 2022 · There are now multiple active wildfires in Yosemite National Park. A Type 2 Incident Management Team, CA Interagency Incident Management Team 10, has arrived in Yosemite to assist with a potential increase in initial attack, logistical needs, and operations of these fires.
The fire was caused by a hunter's illegal fire that got out of control, and it was named for its proximity to the Rim of the World vista point, a scenic overlook on Highway 120 leading up to Yosemite. A total of 112 structures—largely outbuildings—were destroyed in the fire.
Jul 25, 2012 · As of October 2nd, Yosemite has had 50 fires started by lightning and 12 human-caused fires for the 2021 calendar year. The park is utilizing a mix of strategies to suppress, monitor, or contain these fires throughout Yosemite's fire-adapted ecosystems.
Aug 26, 2013 · The Rim fire is already one of the worst fires in state history. It's also shaping up to be one of the largest Yosemite National Park has seen. We've mapped the top 10.
Rim Fire. The 2013 Rim Fire was, at the time, the largest forest fire in California history, and the largest fire in Yosemite history. Burning 400 square miles, the speed and size of the fire was unprecedented.
Aug 23, 2023 · At the time, the Rim Fire was California’s second largest wildfire. Today, it’s not even in the top ten. But it remains the largest fire ever within Yosemite National Park, and the 77,000 acres it burned there left a legacy: it inspired an expansion of fire prevention efforts.
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Sep 2, 2013 · The wildfire burning in and around Yosemite National Park has become the fourth-largest in modern California history, fire officials said Sunday as they tackled a blaze which is still only...
