Rim Fire

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The Rim Fire was one of California’s largest and most destructive wildfires, burning vast areas near Yosemite National Park in 2013.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf forest fire
wildfire
areaBurned 257314 acres
about 402 square miles
burned Stanislaus National Forest
surface form: Stanislaus National Forest lands

areas within Yosemite National Park
cause human-caused
illegal campfire
containedDate 2013-10-24
country United States of America
surface form: United States
endDate 2013-10-24
environmentalImpact severe forest habitat loss
soil erosion risk increase
watershed damage concerns
evacuationsOrdered communities in Tuolumne County
fatalities 0 direct civilian deaths reported
fullContainmentPercentage 100%
homesDestroyed dozens of residences
ignitionCounty Tuolumne County, California NERFINISHED
ignitionLocation Stanislaus National Forest NERFINISHED
injuries multiple firefighter injuries
involved California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
surface form: CAL FIRE

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
local fire agencies
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

Sierra Nevada
Stanislaus National Forest NERFINISHED
locatedNear Yosemite National Park
managementAgency National Park Service
U.S. Forest Service
namedAfter Rim of the World area near the ignition point
notable one of California’s most destructive wildfires of the 2010s
postFireAction federal restoration funding
large-scale reforestation efforts
salvage logging projects
rankingBySizeInCaliforniaAtTime largest wildfire in the Sierra Nevada recorded to that date
third-largest wildfire in California history
smokeImpacts Nevada
San Francisco Bay Area
San Joaquin Valley
startDate 2013-08-17
structuresDestroyed over 100 structures
suppressionCost one of the costliest wildfires in U.S. history at the time
over $125 million
threatened Hetch Hetchy Reservoir
San Francisco’s water supply infrastructure
Yosemite National Park
year 2013

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