The Latest Facts On Rim Fire
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Tuolumne County, CA — The Rim Fire Incident Command has released a facts sheet on the blaze.
Here is the Rim Fire Facts Sheet as released by Incident Command:
- Day 14
- Acreage: 201,894
- The Rim Fire is the largest fire in the United States to date in 2013
- No. 1-ranked on national firefighting priority list
- 5th largest fire in California history
- 2nd largest U.S. fire to date in 2013: Lime Hills Fire, Alaska 201,809 acres
- States that have sent firefighters or other personnel: 41 and the District of Columbia
- Uncontrolled fire edge: 96.8 miles
- Completed containment line: 65.5 miles Completed dozer line: 105.7 miles
- Total aviation hours: 14,400
- Water dropped: 1.4 million gallons Fire retardant dropped: 1.7 million gallons
- Proportion of the fire burning within the Stanislaus National Forest: 74.6%
- Proportion of the fire burning in Yosemite National Park: 24%
- Proportion of the fire burning on state and private property: 1.4
- Proportion of the Stanislaus National Forest within the fire perimeter: 16.8%
