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As of 2024, the Rim Fire persisted as one of California's largest recorded wildfires, but had slipped from third to twelfth place. [17] [21] It remains the largest wildfire in the history of Yosemite National Park. [22]
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.
- Kerry Klein
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.
Aug 27, 2013 · The California wildfire that's burning in and around Yosemite National Park, known as the Rim Fire, illustrates how wildfires can spread quickly — and what firefighters can do to block their...
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- Alan Boyle,Science Editor
Jul 18, 2018 · The Rim fire in 2013 brought devastation to a vast swath of Sierra Nevada forests west of Yosemite National Park. But the third largest wildfire in state history also seemed to have worked a...
Aug 26, 2013 · A large wildfire burning in and around Yosemite National Park in California for nine days in a row, razing 134,000 acres, is one of the largest blazes in the state's history.
