Tuesday, September 3, 2013

RIM FIRE AT 80% CONTAINMENT Sept 3 7:20 p.m.

September 03, 2013    07:20 pm   Tracey Petersen, MML News Reporter

Tuolumne County, CA -- The Rim Fire is 80% contained and the acreage hasn't grown. It is still sitting at 235, 841 thousand acres. The number of firefighters on scene is down to 4,185 and the cost has reached $77-million.

As of Noon today, all advisory evacuation notices along the Highway 108 Corridor had been lifted. That includes Ponderosa Hills and the south side of Highway 108 from North Tuolumne Road up to Pinecrest. There are currently NO mandatory or advisory evacuation orders effective in Mariposa County. Highway 120 at the Yosemite National Park boundary west to Buck Meadows remains under evacuation.

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