Haze and smoke obscure the bright setting sun. 6.25 p.m., August 19, 2013. (Taken from Klipple's front deck on Lama Hisum Road.)
The Rim Fire in the Stanislaus National Forest jumped over the Tuolumne River and is along Highway 120. The CHP reports that Highway 120 is still closed from Ferretti Road to Cherry Lake Road.
This afternoon Mariposa County officials contacted Tioga High School about opening an evacuation center at the school, and the Forest Service announced that the site would be used for that purpose. Tracie Riggs of the Tuolumne County Office of Emergency Services says the location is being reassessed, and a decision will likely be made within the next hour about where evacuees should go for the night.
Advisory evacuations are in place for the Buck Meadows area in Mariposa County, and in Tuolumne County at the San Jose Family Camp, Rainbow Pool, Yosemite Inn, and the Spinning Wheel Forest Service Facility.
We'll pass along more details when they are available. There is not a new size estimate at this time. Before jumping over the Tuolumne River, the fire was 800 acres.
A special thanks to our community news partners Suzanne Ctibor, Mike McEvoy, Jerry Day and Doug Schmiett for sending in photos of the fire.
BELOW: from: Ferretti Rd to: CA-120 E/Big Oak Flat Rd - HWY 120 closure:
PHOTOS TAKEN FROM http://www.mymotherlode.com/news/local/alert.php?type=f
Groveland, CA -- If you are heading towards Yosemite National Park, Highway 120 is closed between Ferretti Road to Cherry Lake Road.
The Rim fire has expanded this afternoon. The CHP reports that the closure started at around 3:10pm. We are getting new information into the news center by the minute, and will pass along more details as they become available.
A special thanks to Doug Schmiett for sending in a photo from the Pine Mountain Lake Golf Course.
To Report a Fire, call 911. Personnel can then determine quickly what department needs to be notified and help dispatch aid to the location of the fire in a quick and efficient manner.
Please be safe and be cautious.
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