The blaze in and around California's Yosemite National Park has more than quadrupled in the last two days. Here's what it looks like.
| Fri Aug. 23, 2013 4:20 PM PDT
Smokey
the Bear in Buck Meadows, Ca, with the Rim Fire burning behind him and
his sign. On August 20, the fire was 10,000 acres. Marty Bicek/ZumaPress
Northern California's ferocious Rim Fire exploded
to more than 106,000 acres Friday. According to the California
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, it is threatening roughly
4,500 structures, has entered Yosemite National Park, and is just 2
percent contained. These images will give you an idea of what it looks
like:
Map of the fire from Friday, August 23. Updates can be found here. National Wildfire Coordinating Group
A DC 10 air tanker drops flame retardants just east of the town of Groveland. Hundreds of campers have been evacuated. Al Golub/ZUMA
A firefighting bulldozer from Barstow, California, behind San Jose Family Camp, near Yosemite National Park. Al Golub/ZUMA
A crew from the 146th Airlift Wing of the California Air National Guard flies over the Rim Fire on Thursday afternoon. The best shot of the fire comes around the six-minute mark.
On
the first day of the Rim Fire, firefighters in an aircraft worked until
sunset to attempt to keep the fire from reaching the Tuolumne River.
When this photo was taken the fire was only 200 acres, but the next
morning it had made it to the bottom of the Tuolumne River. Al Golub/ZUMA
Cal
Fire firefighters created a backfire to stop fire coming out of the
Tuolumne River Canyon on Highway 120 Near Yosemite National Park. The
Rim Fire jumped this road in several places. Al Golub/ZUMA
Members
of the Horseshoe Meadow Hotshots—Chuck Ervin, left, and Ian
White—prepare a fire break at the Rim Fire in the Stanislaus National
Forest in California. Andy Alfaro/Modesto Bee/ZUMA
The Rim Fire jumps Highway 120 near Cherry Lake Road and San Jose Family Camp near Yosemite National Park. Al Golub/ZUMA
Cal Fire firefighters take a break from creating a backfire on Highway 120 near Yosemite National Park. Al Golub/ZUMA
A US Forest Service crew hikes down Harden Flat Road to support structures during the fire. Al Golub/ZUMA
| Fri Aug. 23, 2013 4:20 PM PDT
Smokey
the Bear in Buck Meadows, Ca, with the Rim Fire burning behind him and
his sign. On August 20, the fire was 10,000 acres. Marty Bicek/ZumaPress
Northern California's ferocious Rim Fire exploded
to more than 106,000 acres Friday. According to the California
Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, it is threatening roughly
4,500 structures, has entered Yosemite National Park, and is just 2
percent contained. These images will give you an idea of what it looks
like:
Map of the fire from Friday, August 23. Updates can be found here. National Wildfire Coordinating Group
A DC 10 air tanker drops flame retardants just east of the town of Groveland. Hundreds of campers have been evacuated. Al Golub/ZUMA
A firefighting bulldozer from Barstow, California, behind San Jose Family Camp, near Yosemite National Park. Al Golub/ZUMA
A crew from the 146th Airlift Wing of the California Air National Guard flies over the Rim Fire on Thursday afternoon. The best shot of the fire comes around the six-minute mark.
On
the first day of the Rim Fire, firefighters in an aircraft worked until
sunset to attempt to keep the fire from reaching the Tuolumne River.
When this photo was taken the fire was only 200 acres, but the next
morning it had made it to the bottom of the Tuolumne River. Al Golub/ZUMA
Cal
Fire firefighters created a backfire to stop fire coming out of the
Tuolumne River Canyon on Highway 120 Near Yosemite National Park. The
Rim Fire jumped this road in several places. Al Golub/ZUMA
Members
of the Horseshoe Meadow Hotshots—Chuck Ervin, left, and Ian
White—prepare a fire break at the Rim Fire in the Stanislaus National
Forest in California. Andy Alfaro/Modesto Bee/ZUMA
The Rim Fire jumps Highway 120 near Cherry Lake Road and San Jose Family Camp near Yosemite National Park. Al Golub/ZUMA
Cal Fire firefighters take a break from creating a backfire on Highway 120 near Yosemite National Park. Al Golub/ZUMA
A US Forest Service crew hikes down Harden Flat Road to support structures during the fire. Al Golub/ZUMA
