The Latest Facts On Rim Fire

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%