RIM FIRE UPDATE: Sept 8 9:11 a.m.

September 08, 2013    09:11 am   Tracey Petersen, MML News Reporter 

 

Tuolumne County, CA -- The Rim fire is now 396 square miles. It has grown by 811 acres to 253,332 and is still 80% contained. However the number of structures threatened has dropped to 1,900.

The number of firefighters on the scene remains at 3,312 and the cost is $93.5 million dollars.
Residents along the Highway 108 corridor will continue to see smoke plumes in the air as firefighters continue back burning within the containment lines.

Incident Command Spokesperson Richard Hadley explains, "A lot of the unburned islands that were inside the containment lines, many of those have been consumed. They can still expect to see smoke coming out of there as the larger columns or plumes of smoke lift off in the afternoon."

Hadley says the biggest challenge right now is the winds lining up with the canyons near Tioga Road. He says that is causing the fire to be very active, but he says the lines are holding so far.

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Don't forget that there is a community meeting in Twain Harte tonight, Sunday, 6 p.m., Eproson Park.