Category: Fire
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More on the Fireplace Fire
Here’s some more information that just came in from the NPS.
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Fire Reported North of Yosemite Valley
A small fire burning north of Yosemite Valley is bringing smoke and haze into Yosemite Valley.
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Hunters Fire Update
The Hunters Fire is now over 1300 acres and 20% contained. The fire is progressing mainly southward with some east and west progression.
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Fire Burning Outside Yosemite Still Miles Away
A wildfire in western Mariposa County has currently scorched 500 acres and is currently 0% contained.
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Rim Fire Update and Road Openings
The Rim Fire is continuing to burn in the Yosemite and Emigrant Wilderness and in the Stanislaus National Forest. Here’s the latest on what’s open and what’s closed and some advisories if you’re traveling in the area.
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How The Rim Fire was Conquered
Check out this interesting map of the Rim Fire. It has all the firelines marked on it which makes it REALLY interesting. You can see the things the fire crews focused on, you can see lines that were cut and overrun by the fire and you can see where the fire is still burning.
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Rim Fire and Road Closure Update
To date the fire has cost an estimated $102 million, destroyed 11 residences, 3 businesses, 97 outbuildings and continues to threaten over 1200 structures.
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Highway 120 Into Yosemite Open
Good news for residents and Yosemite visitors alike, Highway 120 to Yosemite from Groveland is now open.
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Yosemite Road and Trail Closure Update
The Rim Fire is 80% contained but there’s still a lot of Northern Yosemite that’s closed.
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Rim Fire 80% Contained, Evacuation Advisories Lifted
Great news for everyone who has been following, the Rim Fire has reached 80% containment. Evacuation advisories have been lifted along Highway 108 from Ponderosa Hills to Pinecrest.