Incident InformationAnnouncementsClosuresNewsPhotographsMaps Rim Fire Fact Sheet, August 31, 2013 Incident: Rim Fire Wildfire Released: 5 hrs. ago Rim Fire Fact Sheet 31 August 2013 Day 15 Acreage: 219,277 Largest fire in the United States to date in 2013· No. 1-ranked on national firefighting priority list Fifth largest fire in California history ·Second largest to date in 2013: Lime Hills Fire, Alaska 201,809 acres Personnel currently on incident:4,995 States that have sent firefighters or other personnel: 41 and the District of Columbia Cal Fire geographical units that have sent personnel: 20 of 21 Uncontrolled fire edge: 107.4 miles Completed containment line: 66.1 miles Completed dozer line: 139.9 miles Proposed dozer line: 30.3 miles Completed hand line: 5 miles Road as completed line: 16.3 miles. Acreage in Stanislas National Forest: 156,185 Proportion of the fire burning within Stanislaus National Forest: 71.2 percent Acreage in Yosemite National Park: 60,185 Proportion of the fire burning in Yosemite National Park: 27.5 percent Acreage of state and private property: 2,907 Proportion of the fire burning on state and private property: 1.3 percent Proportion of the Stanislaus National Forest within the fire perimeter: 17.4 percent Proportion of Yosemite National Park within the fire perimeter: 7.9 percent Size of the fire area: Larger than the land area of San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose combined Pounds of firefighter laundry washed: 10,534 Burned or damaged trees adjacent to power lines removed by Pacific Gas and Electric: 4,929
Posted on: Sun, 01 Sep 2013 04:42:52 +0000
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